成倍

chéngbèi

adverb #33,669

Meanings

1 manyfold; doubled and redoubled
2 exponentially (loosely)
3 by multiples

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Examples

公司的利润成倍增长。

Gōngsī de lìrùn chéngbèi zēngzhǎng.

The company's profits grew manyfold.

工作量成倍增加。

Gōngzuòliàng chéngbèi zēngjiā.

The workload increased multiple times over.

Tips

usage

成倍 almost always pairs with growth verbs: 成倍增长/增加/上升/提高 ('grow/increase/rise/raise manyfold'). Strictly it means 'in multiples (of the original)' — looser usage in journalism stretches it to 'exponentially', though that's mathematically inaccurate.

Stroke Order

成 chéng

倍 bèi