倍
bèi
(two, three etc) -fold
times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply
person (亻) + sound bèi (咅) = multiply or double
咅 mainly supplies the sound bèi; the person radical hints at a human measure — one person becoming two, tripling, multiplying. Think of doubling as a fundamentally human act of counting.
这个苹果是那个的两倍大。
zhè ge píng guǒ shì nà ge de liǎng bèi dà。
This apple is two times bigger than that one.
他的收入比去年增加了三倍。
tā de shōu rù bǐ qù nián zēng jiā le sān bèi。
His income increased threefold compared to last year.
Words with 倍
双倍
shuāng bèi
twofold
双倍体
shuāng bèi tǐ
diploid (doubled chromosomes)
三倍
sān bèi
triple
事倍功半
shì bèi gōng bàn
(idiom) to expend twice the effort for half the result
事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
(idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort
二倍体
èr bèi tǐ
diploid (in cell biology)
五倍子树
wǔ bèi zi shù
Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)
信心百倍
xìn xīn bǎi bèi
brimming with confidence (idiom)
倍儿
bèi r
(coll.) very; really
倍儿棒
bèi r bàng
(dialect) awesome
倍塔
bèi tǎ
beta (loanword)
倍增
bèi zēng
to double