二倍(にばい)

にばい
noun
double, twice
1. double, twice, twofold
Two times the amount or number.
値段(ねだん)が二倍(にばい)になった。
The price doubled.
二倍(にばい)の時間(じかん)がかかった。
It took twice the time.
This year sold twice as much as last year.
The population doubled, so new schools are needed.
The new computer is twice as fast as the old one, making work easier, so I can't go back to the old one anymore.

二倍(にばい) means double or twice the amount.

Counting patterns

数字(すうじ) + 倍(ばい) creates multipliers:

  • 二倍(にばい): double, twice
  • 三倍(さんばい): triple, three times
  • 四倍(よんばい): quadruple
  • 十倍(じゅうばい): tenfold
  • 百倍(ひゃくばい): hundredfold

Common patterns

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