倍 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

倍 English definition

bèi

  • (two, three etc) -fold
  • times (multiplier)
  • double
  • to increase or multiply

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : to disobey; to stand back-to-back;
  • : to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip;
  • : comet;
  • : to go against; to be contrary to; perverse; rebellious;
  • : exhausted;
  • : to dry over a fire; to bake;
  • : a legendary wolf; distressed; wretched;
  • : necklace;
  • : (used in place names);
  • : food for a journey; cakes;
  • : the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; unlucky (slang); hard of hearing;
  • : (flower) bud;
  • : quilt; by; (indicates passive-voice clauses); (literary) to cover; to meet with;
  • : paper or cloth pasted together;
  • : cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic);
  • : lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (lit.) classifier for people;
  • : name of a feudal state;
  • : barium (chemistry);

Sentences examples with 倍

  • 我们学校的留学生比去年多了一倍。
    Wǒmen xuéxiào de liúxuéshēng bǐ qùnián duōle yī bèi.

Words containing 倍, by HSK level