十倍

shíbèi

number

Meanings

他的工资是我的十倍。

Tā de gōngzī shì wǒ de shíbèi.

His salary is ten times mine.

这个新手机的速度是老款的十倍。

Zhège xīnshǒu jī de sùdù shì lǎo kuǎn de shíbèi.

This new phone is ten times faster than the old model.

努力十倍，才可能有一倍的回报。

Nǔlì shíbèi, cái kěnéng yǒu yíbèi de huíbào.

You may need to work ten times as hard to get even double the return.

mistakes

A common learner trap: 一倍 means 'twice', not 'once'. So A是B的十倍 = A is 10× B (not 11×). The 倍 pattern multiplies directly: N倍 = N times.

十 shí

倍 bèi