两倍

兩倍
liǎngbèi
number

Meanings

  1. 1 twice
  2. 2 double
  3. 3 two times as much

Examples

HSK 3
Tā de gōngzī shì wǒ de liǎngbèi.
His salary is twice mine.
HSK 7-9
Jīnnián de dìngdān bǐ qùnián duō le liǎngbèi.
This year's orders are twice as many more than last year's.

Tips

grammar
A B 两倍 = 'A is twice B' (A = 2B). But A B 两倍 means 'A is two times MORE than B' (A = 3B). The pattern adds on top of the base, so native speakers sometimes argue over it in news writing.
mistakes
Don't say 二倍 in speech; native usage is 两倍. only appears in read-out numbers like 2.5 (二点五倍).

Stroke Order

liǎng
bèi