倍 (pui5) — double in Cantonese
puiˏ₅倍Mandarin Pinyin: bei4
Meaning of 倍
noundouble
noun(math) times (multiplier); (two, three, etc) -fold
nounexceptionally; particularly
Example Sentences with 倍
ngoˏ₅我jiˏ₅以hauˍ₆後jatˉ¹一dingˍ₆定wuiˏ₅會gaaˉ¹加puiˏ₅倍siuˊ²小samˉ¹心
I will certainly be much more careful in the future.
gaaˉ¹加zi˗₃至jatˉ¹一buiˍ₆倍
Increased by one fold.
gaaˉ¹加zi˗₃至soengˉ¹雙buiˍ₆倍
Increased to double.
jungˍ₆用pui˗₃倍zangˉ¹增hei3.器。
Use the multiplier.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係pui˗₃倍zangˉ¹增hei3.器。
It is a multiplier.
Words Containing 倍
雙倍奉還soeng1 pui5 fung6 waan4
return sth. two-fold; to give sth. back to sb. in double portion (retribution), get back at someone twice as bad as they did to you
百倍baak3 pui5
a hundred times; a hundred fold
倍增pui5 zang1
multiply; redouble
倍塔pui5 taap3
beta
八倍體baat3 pui5 tai2
octoploid
倍數pui5 sou3
multiple
千倍cin1 pui5
thousand-fold
加倍gaa1 pui5
double up; to redouble
低倍dai1 pui5
low power (in amplification/magnification)
事半功倍si6 bun3 gung1 pui5
half the effort but yields twice the result:
一倍jat1 pui5
100% more; double; twice
三倍saam1 pui5
triple
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