赤 chì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 赤 — red, scarlet
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
赤字
chìzì
deficit
Characters in this word
字 zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- Made of
- 宀 roof 子 son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 财政赤字若持续扩大，政府将不得不重新评估公共支出的优先顺序。 Cáizhèng chìzì ruò chíxù kuòdà, zhèngfǔ jiāng bùdébù chóngxīn pínggū gōnggòng zhīchū de yōuxiān shùnxù. If the fiscal deficit continues to widen, the government will have to reassess the priorities of public expenditure.
- 这家小店连续三个月出现赤字，老板很发愁。 Zhè jiā xiǎo diàn liánxù sān ge yuè chūxiàn chìzì, lǎobǎn hěn fāchóu. This little shop has run at a loss for three months in a row, and the owner is worried.
- 家庭收入太少，每个月都有赤字。 Jiātíng shōurù tài shǎo, měi ge yuè dōu yǒu chìzì. Household income is too low, so every month ends in deficit.