两倍 meaning in English

liǎngbèi

twice as much; double the amount

Traditional 兩倍17 strokes

Meaning of 两倍

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

liǎngbèi
  1. twice as much
  2. double the amount

两倍 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā的de工gōng资zī是shì我wǒ的de两liǎng倍bèi。
He earns twice as much as me.
得dé克kè萨sà斯sī州zhōu约yuē是shì日rì本běn的de两liǎng倍bèi大dà。
Texas is nearly twice as large as Japan.
价jià格gé是shì两liǎng年nián前qián的de两liǎng倍bèi。
Prices are double what they were two years ago.
这zhè里lǐ的de房fáng子zi比bǐ神shén户hù的de要yào贵guì上shàng两liǎng倍bèi。
Houses here are double the price of those in Kobe.
他tā付fù了le两liǎng倍bèi的de费fèi用yòng。
He paid double fare.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

两 liǎng · two · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

倍 bèi · -fold · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Related words

Words that share a character with 两倍.

两边liǎngbiāneither side; both sides
两岸liǎng'ànbilateral; both shores
两侧liǎngcètwo sides; both sides
两手liǎngshǒuone's two hands; two prongs (of a strategy)
有两下子yǒu liǎngxiàzito have real skill; to know one's stuff
两栖liǎngqīamphibious; dual-talented
两口子liǎngkǒuzihusband and wife
两者liǎngzhěboth of them; the two of them
两样liǎngyàngnot the same; different
两句liǎngjù(say) a few words
双倍shuāngbèitwofold; double
加倍jiābèito double; to redouble

Questions about 两倍

What does 两倍 mean?

两倍 (liǎngbèi) means "twice as much; double the amount".

How do you write 两倍?

两倍 is made of 2 characters: 两 (7 strokes), 倍 (10 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

How is 两倍 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 两倍 is written 兩倍.