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- 赤字
赤字
chì zì
Meaning
- (financial) deficit
Definition
指财政支出超过收入的部分。
The amount by which expenditures exceed revenue, especially in a budget.
Usage
常用于经济、财务领域，表示预算中支出大于收入的差额。也可指某些字画中红色的字，但较少用。
Commonly used in economic and financial contexts to indicate the shortfall when spending exceeds revenue. It can also refer to red characters in calligraphy but is less common.
Examples
- 1 今年的国家预算出现了严重赤字。 (This year's national budget has a serious deficit.)
- 2 公司为了扭亏为盈，必须减少赤字。 (The company must reduce its deficit to turn a profit.)
- 3 个人理财也要避免支出超过收入，产生赤字。 (Personal finance should also avoid spending more than income, which results in a deficit.)
- 4 贸易赤字过大可能导致货币贬值。 (A large trade deficit may lead to currency depreciation.)
- 5 政府计划通过发行债券来弥补财政赤字。 (The government plans to finance its fiscal deficit by issuing bonds.)
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