bèi

(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double

measure word HSK 3.0 · Band 4

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 倍增bèizēngto doubleB6
  • 加倍jiābèito doubleB6

See it in sentences

收入比去年多了一倍。

Income is twice as much as last year.

这条鱼有那条的两倍大。

This fish is twice as big as that one.