Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
亏损以-号填列
English translation:
Loss amount is indicated by a minus sign -
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亏损以-号填列
Chinese to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
主营业务利润（亏损以-号填列)
您们好，我不是很明白怎么翻译这句话。
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Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | Loss amount is indicated by a minus sign - |
William Xie
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| 4 +1 | 参考如下 |
QHE
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| 4 | Loss item is marked with a minus sign. |
Stanley Lau
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| 3 | Minus sign ('-') indicates loss |
Preston Decker
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William Xie
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Loss amount is indicated by a minus sign -
in financial statements or similiar documents, a minus sign "-" is used to indicate loss, while a plus sign "+" to indicate profit/gain. but I guess, the correct approach is to use () to indicate loss, instead of a minus sign.
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Stanley Lau
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Loss item is marked with a minus sign.
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Minus sign ('-') indicates loss
While this changes the original Chinese subject, in some ways this may be more natural in English. Putting minus inside quotes seems to me to be more grammatically correct. Could also change 'loss' to 'losses' depending on context.
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参考如下
以…填列 means: use … to fill in.
This seems a instruction: If a loss, enter minus [ ˗ ] sign.
This seems a instruction: If a loss, enter minus [ ˗ ] sign.
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