Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "倍", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "倍", and master the standard way of writing the character "倍".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 倍
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "倍" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
(two, three, etc) -fold / times (multiplier) / double / to increase or multiply
倍 [bèi]
1. Equals two times the original number:
- 加倍 (double).
- 事倍功半 (efforts doubled, but results halved).
- 倍道而行 (to go at full speed; to hurry).
2. A certain number is several times a certain number:
- 二的五倍是十 (two multiplied by five is ten).
3. More; extremely:
- “每逢佳节倍思亲” (Each festival, one feels more homesick).
- 倍加 (greatly increased).
- 倍儿精神 (extremely spirited).
4. Increase:
- “焉用亡郑以倍邻?” (Why use the loss of Zheng to benefit the neighboring state?).
5. Ancient same as “背” (to betray; to abandon).
6. Ancient same as “背” (to recite from memory).
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倍 (Verb)
- Original meaning: Same as "背" (to turn back; to face away).
- Phonetic component: A character (人) and sound (tǒu).
1. Same as the original meaning (back towards).
2. To abandon; to betray. Later became "背" (to abandon; betray).
3. Same as "背" (to violate; to contravene).
4. To double; to add equivalently the original amount.
5. Same as "背" (to recite from memory).
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倍 (Quantifier)
1. Multiples (times; -fold).
Examples:
- “汉·贾谊《过秦论》”:尝以十倍之地,百万之师,叩关而攻秦 (Han Dynasty, Jia Yi's "Over Qin": Once with ten times the land, I attacked Qin with a million soldiers).
- 五倍 (five times), 三的五倍是十五 (three multiplied by five is fifteen), 倍百 (hundred times), 倍差 (one and a half times).