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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    v.double; be twice as much

    • xū qiú rú cǐ zhī dà yī yuàn zhèng jiāng chuáng wèi jiā bèi

      需求如此医院床位加倍

      Such is the demand that the hospital is doubling its number of beds.

    • wǒ yào jiāng shí jiān jiā bèi dào fēn zhōng

      时间加倍20分钟

      I'll double that to 20 minutes.

    • wǒ jiāng sù dù jiā bèi

      速度加倍

      I double the speed.

  • 2

    adv.put in more efforts; redouble

    • wǒ men yīng gāi jiā bèi zhēn xī wǒ men de shí jiān

      我们应该加倍珍惜我们时间

      We should doubly value our time.

    • wǒ men yī dìng jiā bèi nǔ lì

      我们一定加倍努力

      We must redouble our efforts.

    • tā jiā bèi nǔ lì de gōng zuò qǐ lai

      加倍努力工作起来

      She set to work with a vengeance.

Word usage

  • "加" and "倍" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 收入已经

      In just one year, he has doubled his income.

    • 成交

      You double it again, and you have a deal.

    • 春运期间铁路系统员工辛苦

      During the Spring Festival, employees in the railroad system have to work several times harder.