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Expressing "multiples" with 倍 ("bei4")

倍 bèi

Grammar
HSK 3

Structure

A + 是 + B + 的 + Number + 倍 A + 比 + B + Adj. + Number + 倍

Translations

  • times

Definition

倍表示倍数，用于表达数量上的倍数关系。

倍 indicates multiples, used to express multiplicative relationships in quantity.

Usage

倍通常跟在数字或数量词之后，构成“数字+倍”的结构，表示原数量的若干倍。也可以用于比较句中，如“A是B的X倍”。

倍 usually follows a number or quantifier to form a 'number + 倍' structure, indicating a multiple of the original quantity. It can also be used in comparative sentences like 'A is X times B.'

Examples

  • 1 这个房间的面积是那个房间的三倍。 (The area of this room is three times that of that room.)
  • 2 今年的产量比去年增加了两倍。 (This year's output increased by two times compared to last year.)
  • 3 他的工资是我的两倍。 (His salary is twice mine.)
  • 4 这种新药的效果是旧药的五倍。 (The effect of this new drug is five times that of the old one.)
  • 5 他跑得比我快一倍。 (He runs twice as fast as I do.)

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