倍
bèi
Pinyin

Definition

倍
 - 
bèi
  1. (two, three etc) -fold
  2. times (multiplier)
  3. double
  4. to increase or multiply

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

蓓
bèi
  1. 1 (flower) bud

Related Words (16)

倍
bèi
  1. 1 (two, three etc) -fold
  2. 2 times (multiplier)
  3. 3 double
  4. 4 to increase or multiply
加倍
jiā bèi
  1. 1 to double
  2. 2 to redouble
事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
  1. 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  2. 2 a stitch in time saves nine
倍儿
bèi r
  1. 1 very
  2. 2 much (Beijing dialect)
倍儿棒
bèi r bàng
  1. 1 (dialect) awesome
  2. 2 excellent

Idioms (3)

事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
  1. 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  2. 2 a stitch in time saves nine
信心百倍
xìn xīn bǎi bèi
  1. 1 brimming with confidence (idiom)
精神百倍
jīng shén bǎi bèi
  1. 1 lit. vitality a hundredfold (idiom); refreshed
  2. 2 one's vigor thoroughly restored

Sample Sentences

其实我真的觉得，兴趣是最好的老师，有兴趣地学习，事半功倍。
qíshí wǒ zhēnde juéde ，xìngqù shì zuìhǎo de lǎoshī ，yǒu xìngqù de xuéxí ，shìbàngōngbèi 。
Actually I really think interest is the greatest teacher, being interested in studying, you get twice the effect from the same amount of work.
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日本首相安倍晋三和美国总统唐纳德·特朗普27日在东京会晤。日本媒体报道，双方就贸易问题分歧依旧，特朗普摆出不会放松为削减美国贸易逆差而继续施压日本的姿态。
Rìběn shǒuxiàng ĀnbèiJìnsān hé Měiguó zǒngtǒng Tángnàdé ·Tèlǎngpǔ rì zài Dōngjīng huìwù 。Rìběn méitǐ bàodào ，shuāngfāng jiù màoyì wèntí fēnqí yījiù ，Tèlǎngpǔ bǎi chū bùhuì fàngsōng wèi xuējiǎn Měiguó màoyìnìchā ér jìxù shīyā Rìběn de zītài 。
2: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump met in Tokyo on the 27th. Japanese media reported that the two sides still have differences on trade issues, and Trump will not relax the pressure on Japan to reduce the US trade deficit.
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故用兵之法，十则围之，五则攻之，倍则分之，敌则能战之，少则能逃之，不若则能避之。
gù yòngbīng zhī fǎ ，shí zé wéi zhī ，wǔ zé gōng zhī ，bèi zé fēn zhī ，dí zé néng zhàn zhī ，shǎo zé néng táo zhī ，bùruò zé néng bì zhī 。
How to use the army, surround the enemy if your army is 10X theirs, attack if your army is 5X, divide and conquer if 2X, defensive attack if on par and retreat and escape if the enemy is stronger.
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要么恶性循环，要么事倍功半。
yàome èxìngxúnhuán ，yàome shìbèigōngbàn 。
It is either a negative feedback loop (a vicious cycle), or getting half of the results from twice the effort.
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倒也不是，我的厨房还是很欢迎你们的，哈哈。他就是不靠谱，好不容易厨房里可以有人搭把手，结果反而事倍功半，还不如我一个人来得有效率呢。
dào yě bùshì ，wǒ de chúfáng háishì hěn huānyíng nǐmen de ，hāhā 。tā jiù shì bù kàopǔ ，hǎobùróngyì chúfáng lǐ kěyǐ yǒurén dā bǎ shǒu ，jiéguǒ fǎnér shì bèigōng bàn ，hái bùrú wǒ yī ge rén lái de yǒu xiàolǜ ne 。
It's not like that, you are still very welcome in my kitchen, ha ha. He's just a liability. The rare occasion I get someone to lend a hand in the kitchen, and my efficiency ends up getting halved. I'm more efficient working on my own.
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哈哈，得奖之后我们接到的案子的确比以往高出三倍。
hāhā ，déjiǎng zhīhòu wǒmen jiēdào de ànzi díquè bǐ yǐwǎng gāochū sān bèi 。
Ha ha, after winning the prize we have indeed received three times the amount of cases.
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1949年到2018年，中国粮食总产量增长近5倍，人均产量翻一番。
nián dào nián ，Zhōngguó liángshi zǒngchǎnliàng zēngzhǎng jìn bèi ，rénjūn chǎnliàng fānyìfān 。
From 1949 to 2018, China's total grain output increased nearly five-fold, and per capita output doubled.
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由于科技的进步，中国粮食单位面积产量是1949年的5倍。
yóuyú kējì de jìnbù ，Zhōngguó liángshi dānwèi miànjī chǎnliàng shì nián de bèi 。
Due to advances in science and technology, the output per unit area of China's grain is five times that of 1949.
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智联招聘《二零一八应届毕业生就业力调研报告实现个人价值”的数量是选择“挣钱”的近两倍。
zh4lián zhāopìn 《èrlíngyībā yīngjiè bìyèshēng jiùyèlì diàoyán bàogào shíxiàn gèrén jiàzhí ”de shùliàng shì xuǎnzé “zhèngqián ”de jìn liǎngbèi 。
Zhilian recruiter "2018Graduates' Employment Research Report": data revealed that "achieving personal value" is almost twice that of "making money."
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好主意！我说我们也来办间新创公司，像你一样想着找媳妇的人肯定不少。每股盈余别说是连年成长了，保证是翻倍成长。
hǎo zhǔyi ！wǒ shuō wǒmen yě lái bàn jiān xīnchuàng gōngsī ，xiàng nǐ yīyàng xiǎng zhe zhǎo xífù de rén kěndìng bùshǎo 。měigǔyíngyú bié shuō shì liánnián chéngzhǎng le ，bǎozhèng shì fānbèi chéngzhǎng 。
That's a good idea! We should launch a startup, there must be lots of people seeking a daughter-in-law. Nevermind seeing sustained growth of earnings per share for several years in a row, it's guaranteed to double.
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