倍增

bèizēng

verb #28,946

Meanings

1 to double
2 to redouble
3 to multiply
4 to increase manifold

Characters

times / -fold / double

to increase / to grow

Examples

HSK 7-9

节日期间，商场的客流量倍增。

Jiérì qījiān, shāngchǎng de kèliú liàng bèizēng.

During the holiday period, foot traffic in the mall doubled.

HSK 7-9

获胜的消息让全队士气倍增。

Huòshèng de xiāoxi ràng quánduì shìqì bèizēng.

The news of the victory doubled the entire team's morale.

Tips

memory

倍 means 'times' or 'fold' (as in 两倍 = twice), and 增 means 'to increase'. Together: to increase by multiples.

Stroke Order

倍 bèi

增 zēng