liǎng bèi

Translation

  • twice as much
  • double the amount

Examples

  • 他的工资是我的两倍
    He earns double my salary
  • 这栋房子是那栋的两倍大。
    This house is as large again as that one.
  • 他赚的薪水是我的两倍
    He earns twice as much as me.
  • 我的房间是他的两倍大。
    My room is twice as big as his.
  • 我的 CD 有你的两倍多。
    I have four times more CDs than you do.
  • 新建的隧道比以前的那一条长两倍
    The new tunnel is twice as long as the old one.
  • 世界人口将在不久的将来增加两倍
    The population of the world will double before long.
  • 吸烟的人请病假的日数比不吸烟的人多两倍
    Smokers take twice as many days off sick as non-smokers.
Chinese Tones