赤字

• 拼音: chì zì
• 汉字拆解: 赤 = red (bare); 字 = character/number. Red numbers indicating loss.

含义

Deficit; red ink; negative balance. A financial term for expenses exceeding income.

Primarily used in economics and finance for budget deficits, trade deficits, etc. The 'red' (赤) refers to the accounting convention of writing losses in red ink.

例句

1. 政府今年的财政赤字达到了历史新高。
2. 公司连续三年出现赤字，面临破产风险。
3. 贸易赤字持续扩大，引起了经济学家的担忧。

用法指南

语境: economics, finance, business

语气: technical

正确说法

• 削减开支可以减少财政赤字。(Cutting spending can reduce the fiscal deficit.)
• 今年的贸易赤字比去年减少了。(This year's trade deficit is smaller than last year's.)

错误说法

• 我个人有赤字 (For personal finances, use 亏损 or 负债; 赤字 is for national/corporate scale)

起源与历史

Compound of 赤 (red) and 字 (character/number). From the accounting practice of recording deficits in red ink.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal