times; double; twice as much (clf.)
HSK 4
Traditional
倍 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
被 bèi - quilt; by (somebody/something) (prep.) | HSK 3
背 bèi - back (v.) | HSK 5
Examples
这个数是原来的两倍。 zhège shù shì yuánlái de liǎng bèi. - This number is twice the original.
工资增加了三倍。 gōngzī zēngjiāle sān bèi. - The salary has increased threefold.
生产效率提高了五倍。 shēngchǎn xiàolǜ tígāole wǔ bèi. - Production efficiency has increased fivefold.
现在的租金是以前的两倍。 xiànzài de zūjīn shì yǐqián de liǎng bèi. - The rent is now twice as much as before.
这款新车的价格是旧车的两倍。 zhè kuǎn xīnchē de jiàgé shì jiùchē de liǎng bèi. - The price of this new car is twice that of the old car.