1.
double, twice, twofold
Two times the amount or number.
二倍 means double or twice the amount.
PATTERN FOR MULTIPLES:
数字 + 倍 creates multipliers:
- 二倍: double, twice
- 三倍: triple, three times
- 四倍: quadruple
- 十倍: tenfold
- 百倍: hundredfold
COMMON PATTERNS:
- Aの二倍: twice as much as A
- 二倍になる: to double (intransitive)
- 二倍にする: to double (transitive)
- 二倍の値段: double the price
SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:
- 二倍: double (exact multiple)
- 二重: double, twofold (layers/structure)
- 倍増: doubling (formal term for increases)
Related Words
Related:
倍 (-fold (general))