Word: 倍 (bèi)

These are the Chinese grammar articles about 倍 , whether they focus on it or mention it.

倍 dictionary entry

bèi: -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply

Full dictionary entry for 倍

Grammar articles covering 倍

How to use 倍 (bèi) in Chinese grammar: -times, -fold and multiplication

Example sentences using 倍

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中国是日本的20倍大。

Zhōngguó shì Rìběn de èrshí bèi dà.

China is twenty times as large as Japan.
中国的人口比日本8倍多。

Zhōngguó de rénkǒu bǐ Rìběn bā bèi duō.

The population of China is 8 times that of Japan.
二的二倍是四。

Èr de èr bèi shì sì.

Two times two is four.
二的四倍是八。

Èr de sì bèi shì bā.

Two times four is eight.
亚洲的大小约四倍于欧洲。

Yàzhōu de dàxiǎo yuē sì bèi yú Ōuzhōu.

Asia is roughly four times the size of Europe.
光速有声速的八十八万多倍。

Guāngsù yǒu shēngsù de bā shíbā wàn duō bèi.

The speed of light is more than eighty-eight thousand times the speed of sound.
手甲的生长速度比脚甲快四倍。

Shǒu jiǎ de shēngzhǎng sùdù bǐ jiǎo jiǎ kuài sì bèi.

Fingernails grow nearly four times faster than toenails.
日本人口是台湾人口的五倍左右。

Rìběn rénkǒu shì Táiwān rénkǒu de wǔ bèi zuǒyòu.

The population of Japan is about five times that of Taiwan.
氧原子的重量几乎是氢原子的十六倍。

Yǎngyuánzǐ de zhòngliàng jīhū shì qīngyuánzǐ de shíliù bèi.

Oxygen atoms are almost sixteen times heavier than hydrogen atoms.
米饭的热量是白菜的数倍。

Mǐfàn de rèliàng shì báicài de shù bèi.

Rice has several times more calories than cabbage.