几倍

幾倍

jǐbèi

phrase

Meanings

1 several times (over)
2 how many times
3 multiple times

Characters

how many / several

Examples

这间公寓的价格是去年的几倍。

Zhè jiān gōngyù de jiàgé shì qùnián de jǐ bèi.

This apartment's price is several times what it was last year.

你的工资是我的几倍?

Nǐ de gōngzī shì wǒ de jǐ bèi?

How many times my salary is yours?

Tips

grammar

几 (jǐ) here can be a question word ('how many times?') or an indefinite quantifier ('several times'). Context tells you which: a question mark or interrogative tone signals the question reading.

Stroke Order

几 jǐ

倍 bèi