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

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.

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