"red ink" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 红墨水
• 赤字（金融）

Definition

“Red ink” 指的是红色墨水，也指财务报告中收入低于支出的亏损（用红色标示）。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

商务或媒体中，“red ink”常指亏损，和“black ink”（盈利）相对。字面意思为红色墨水，多用于批改或标注。财务用法偏正式。

Examples

The teacher used red ink to correct my homework.

老师用**红墨水**批改了我的作业。

The company is in red ink this year because of low sales.

由于销售额低，这家公司今年出现了**赤字**。

He wrote the corrections with red ink.

他用**红墨水**写了更正内容。

After three months of red ink, the shop finally started making money.

经过三个月的**赤字**，这家店终于开始赚钱了。

We need to cut costs or we'll keep seeing red ink in our reports.

我们需要削减开支，否则报表中会一直有**赤字**。

Using red ink for mistakes makes them stand out more.

用**红墨水**标注错误会让它们更明显。