倍
bèi
HSK 5
#1,390 most
frequent character
(two, three etc) -fold
noun
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
倍 has 亻 person as the meaning part and 咅 pǒu as a loose sound part. It first meant turning one's back to; the sense to double was borrowed for its sound, then grew to increase and times.
倍 as a component in other characters
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Example Sentences
这件衣服的价格是原来的两倍。
zhè jiàn yīfú de jiàgé shì yuánlái de liǎng bèi 。
The price of this dress is twice the original price.
我想把这个数字增加一倍。
wǒxiǎng bǎ zhègè shùzì zēngjiā yībèi 。
I want to double this number.
他的收入每年都在增加。
tāde shōurù měinián dūzài zēngjiā 。
His income increases every year.
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