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赤字 (chì zì): Deficit (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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赤字 consists of 2 characters.

red; bare; loyal

(Chinese) character

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Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 赤字 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

jiǎn减

shǎo少

chì赤

zì字

neutral

reduce the deficit

chū出

xiàn现

chì赤

zì字

neutral

incur a deficit

Adjective + Noun

mào贸

yì易

chì赤

zì字

formal

trade deficit

Example Sentences with 赤字

zhè这

ge个

yuè月

wǒ我

men们

jiā家

yǒu有

jù巨

é额

chì赤

zì字

formalWritten

huge deficit

cái财

zhèng政

chì赤

zì字

formal

fiscal deficit

chì

赤

zì字

。

Our family has a deficit this month.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

cǎi采

qǔ取

le了

jǐn紧

suō缩

zhèng政

cè策

，

běn本

jì季

dù度

cái财

zhèng政

chì赤

zì字

réng仍

chāo超

chū出

yù预

qī期

。

Despite implementing austerity measures, the fiscal deficit this quarter still exceeded expectations.

lián连

xù续

sān三

gè个

yuè月

de的

mào贸

yì易

chì赤

zì字

shì是

fǒu否

huì会

yǐng影

xiǎng响

wǒ我

men们

de的

huì汇

lǜ率

？

Will three consecutive months of trade deficit affect our exchange rate?

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gōng公

sī司

qù去

nián年

de的

cái财

wù务

bào报

biǎo表

xiǎn显

shì示

yǒu有

chì赤

zì字

，

xū需

yào要

kòng控

zhì制

kāi开

zhī支

。

The company's financial statements from last year show a deficit, so expenses need to be controlled.

wǒ我

men们

bìng并

wèi未

yīn因

zàn暂

shí时

de的

yù预

suàn

wèi为

le了

mí弥

bǔ补

xiàng项

mù目

chì赤

zì字

，

zhèng政

fǔ府

jì计

huà划

tōng通

guò过

zēng增

jiā加

shuì税

shōu

tīng听

shuō说

nǐ你

men们

bù部

mén门

yǒu有

chì赤

zì字

算

chì赤

zì字

ér而

xuē削

jiǎn减

yán研

fā发

tóu投

rù入

。

We have not cut R&D investment due to a temporary budget deficit.

tuán

团

duì队

zhèng正

zài在

jī积

jí极

xún寻

qiú求

wài外

bù部

róng融

zī资

。

To cover the project deficit, the team is actively seeking external financing.

收

lái来

jiǎn减

shǎo少

cái财

zhèng政

chì赤

zì字

。

The government plans to reduce the fiscal deficit by increasing taxes.

，

xū需

yào要

wǒ我

bāng帮

máng忙

fēn分

xī析

yí一

xià下

yuán原

yīn因

ma吗

？

I heard your department has a deficit; would you like me to help analyze the reasons?

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 赤字.

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赤忱chì chén
赤痢chì lì
赤道chì dào
面红耳赤miàn hóng ěr chì

Words with 字

名字míng ziHSK 1
数字shù zìHSK 4
字体zìtǐ
字典zì diǎn
字幕zì mù
字母zì mǔ
字眼zìyǎn
字迹zì jì