赤字

chìzì

HSK 7

赤字 — chìzì

1. financial deficit; budget shortfall

   今年政府预算出现了巨额赤字。 jīnnián zhèngfǔ yùsuàn chūxiàn le jùé chìzì — This year the government's budget has a huge deficit.

2. red (printed) characters; red ink (literally 'red characters')

   账册上的赤字格外醒目。 zhàngcè shàng de chìzì géwài xǐngmù — The red-ink characters on the ledger stand out particularly clearly.