赤字 chì zì ㄔˋ ㄗˋ cek3 zi6 HSK 7-9
- (financial) deficit
- red letter
Stroke order
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More words with these characters
赤
- 面红耳赤 面紅耳赤 miàn hóng ěr chì ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄦˇ ㄔˋ min6 hung4 ji5 cek3 flushed with anger (or excitement)
- 术赤 朮赤 Zhú chì ㄓㄨˊ ㄔˋ Jöchi (c. 1182–1227) Mongol army commander, eldest of Genghis Khan's four sons
- 赤佬 chì lǎo ㄔˋ ㄌㄠˇ cek3 lou2 (dialect) scoundrel
- 赤兔 Chì tù ㄔˋ ㄊㄨˋ Red Hare, famous horse of the warlord Lü Bu 吕布 in the Three Kingdoms era
- 赤匪 chì fěi ㄔˋ ㄈㄟˇ cek3 fei2 red bandit (i.e. PLA soldier (during the civil war) or Chinese communist (Tw))
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- 赤坎 Chì kǎn ㄔˋ ㄎㄢˇ cek3 ham3 see 赤坎区
- 赤城 Chì chéng ㄔˋ ㄔㄥˊ cek3 sing4 see 赤城县
- 赤壁 Chì bì ㄔˋ ㄅㄧˋ cek3 bik1 Red Cliffs, historic battlefield in Huangzhou District 黄州区, Huanggang 黄冈市, Hubei, site of the Battle of Red Cliffs in 208 AD
- 赤子 chì zǐ ㄔˋ ㄗˇ cek3 zi2 newborn baby
- 赤峰 Chì fēng ㄔˋ ㄈㄥ cek3 fung1 see 赤峰市
- 赤手 chì shǒu ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ cek3 sau2 with bare hands
- 赤杨 赤楊 chì yáng ㄔˋ ㄧㄤˊ cek3 joeng4 alder tree (genus Alnus)
- 赤水 Chì shuǐ ㄔˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ cek3 seoi2 see 赤水市
- 赤潮 chì cháo ㄔˋ ㄔㄠˊ cek3 ciu4 algal bloom
- 赤狐 chì hú ㄔˋ ㄏㄨˊ cek3 wu4 red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
- 赤眉 Chì méi ㄔˋ ㄇㄟˊ cek3 mei4 Red Eyebrows, rebel group involved in the overthrow of the Xin dynasty 新朝
- 赤老 chì lǎo ㄔˋ ㄌㄠˇ cek3 lou5 variant of 赤佬
- 赤脚 赤腳 chì jiǎo ㄔˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ cek3 goek3 barefoot
- 赤膊 chì bó ㄔˋ ㄅㄛˊ cek3 bok3 bare to the waist
- 赤裸 chì luǒ ㄔˋ ㄌㄨㄛˇ cek3 lo2 naked
字
- 八字 bā zì ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ baat3 zi6 the character 8 or 八
- 名字 míng zi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗ ming4 zi6 name (of a person or thing)
- 字典 zì diǎn ㄗˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zi6 din2 Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)
- 字幕 zì mù ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˋ zi6 mok6 subtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
- 字样 字樣 zì yàng ㄗˋ ㄧㄤˋ zi6 joeng6 model or template character
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- 字母 zì mǔ ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˇ zi6 mou5 letter (of the alphabet)
- 字眼 zì yǎn ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ zi6 ngaan5 wording
- 字迹 字跡 zì jì ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˋ zi6 zik1 handwriting
- 字体 字體 zì tǐ ㄗˋ ㄊㄧˇ zi6 tai2 calligraphic style
- 打字 dǎ zì ㄉㄚˇ ㄗˋ daa2 zi6 to type (using a keyboard, typewriter or phone etc)
- 数字 數字 shù zì ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋ sou3 zi6 numeral
- 文字 wén zì ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ man4 zi6 character
- 汉字 漢字 hàn zì ㄏㄢˋ ㄗˋ hon3 zi6 Chinese character(s)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 签字 簽字 qiān zì ㄑㄧㄢ ㄗˋ cim1 zi2 to sign (one's name)
- 识字 識字 shí zì ㄕˊ ㄗˋ sik1 zi6 to learn to read
- 错字 錯字 cuò zì ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ co3 zi6 incorrect character
- 写字楼 寫字樓 xiě zì lóu ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄌㄡˊ se2 zi6 lau4 office building
- 写字台 寫字檯 xiě zì tái ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄊㄞˊ se2 zi6 toi2 writing desk
- 简体字 簡體字 jiǎn tǐ zì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄗˋ gaan2 tai2 zi6 simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字
Idioms with these characters
- 白眉赤眼 bái méi chì yǎn ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄔˋ ㄧㄢˇ baak6 mei4 cek3 ngaan5 for no reason (idiom)
- 赤膊上阵 赤膊上陣 chì bó shàng zhèn ㄔˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄣˋ cek3 bok3 soeng5 zan6 lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
- 赤胆忠心 赤膽忠心 chì dǎn zhōng xīn ㄔˋ ㄉㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ cek3 daam2 zung1 sam1 lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty
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- 赤贫如洗 赤貧如洗 chì pín rú xǐ ㄔˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧˇ cek3 pan4 jyu4 sai2 without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
- 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
- 金无足赤 金無足赤 jīn wú zú chì ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄔˋ gam1 mou4 zuk1 cek3 not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom); no-one is perfect
- 敬惜字纸 敬惜字紙 jìng xī zì zhǐ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧ ㄗˋ ㄓˇ ging3 sik1 zi6 zi2 to treasure written material as a cultural resource (idiom)
- 识文断字 識文斷字 shí wén duàn zì ㄕˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄗˋ sik1 man4 dyun3 zi6 (idiom) able to read; literate
- 天文数字 天文數字 tiān wén shù zì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋ tin1 man4 sou2 zi6 (idiom) astronomical figure
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- 咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì ㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ ngaau5 man4 zoek3 zi6 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
- 一字褒贬 一字褒貶 yī zì bāo biǎn ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄠ ㄅㄧㄢˇ jat1 zi6 bou1 bin2 lit. to dispense praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
- 一字不差 yī zì bù chà ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄚˋ jat1 zi6 bat1 caa1 (idiom) word for word; verbatim; without a single mistake or omission
- 一字不提 yī zì bù tí ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧˊ jat1 zi6 bat1 tai4 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
- 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ jat1 zi6 cin1 gam1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
- 一字一泪 一字一淚 yī zì yī lèi ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄧ ㄌㄟˋ jat1 zi6 jat1 leoi6 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
- 载酒问字 載酒問字 zài jiǔ wèn zì ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄣˋ ㄗˋ zoi3 zau2 man6 zi6 a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
Example sentences
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我们 我們 去年 遇到 了 赤字 。
We went into the red last year.
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这 這 场 場 生意 正面 临 臨 着 著 赤字 。
The business is in the red.
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我们 我們 公司 今 季 的 赤字 上涨 上漲 了 差不多 一 成 。
Our surplus has swelled by nearly ten percent in this quarter.
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在 这种 這種 困难 困難 的 时候 時候 ， 任何 寻常 尋常 的 努力 都 无法 無法 使 我们 我們 的 公司 摆脱 擺脫 赤字 。
In hard times like this, no ordinary effort can get our company out of the red.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.