倍 (pui5 | bei4) : double; times (multiplier)

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倍

pui5

bei4

[1] [v] double
[2] (math) times (multiplier); (two, three, etc) -fold
[3] exceptionally; particularly

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

倍

Don't confuse with:
琣培陪

This word has been viewed 6689 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Jan 2013 07:25

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倍數 pui5 sou3 bei4 shu4 = multiple

百倍 baak3 pui5 bai3 bei4 = a hundred times

千倍 cin1 pui5 = thousand-fold

三倍 saam1 pui5 san1 bei4 = triple

倍塔 pui5 taap3 bei4 ta3 = beta

倍增器 pui5 zang1 hei3 bei4 zeng1 qi4 = multiplier

八倍體 baat3 pui5 tai2 ba1 bei4 ti3 = octoploid

十倍 sap6 pui5 shi2 bei4 = tenfold; ten times (sth)

低倍 dai1 pui5 di1 bei4 = low power (in amplification/magnification)

加倍 gaa1 pui5 jia1 bei4 = double up; to redouble
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Showing 1 example containing 倍

我以後一定會加倍小心
I will certainly be much more careful in the future.
[加倍小心 literally means "add on double amount of carefulness", which implies "(be)much more careful"]

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Decimal representation of this word: 倍
Unicode code for this character: U+500d (off-site link)

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