A 是 B 的 N 倍 (N times)
"Three times as much"
- A to be / is是 B (of / 's)的 + Number + (two, three etc) -fold倍 = "A is N times B".
- this year今年to be / is是last year去年(of / 's)的twice as much两倍 = "this year is double last year."
- (two, three etc) -fold倍 = "-fold / times".
A + to be / is是 + B + (of / 's)的 + Number + (two, three etc) -fold倍
- (two, three etc) -fold倍 counts how many times bigger A is than B.
this year今年is是last year去年的two两times倍。
- this year今年to be / is是last year去年(of / 's)的twice as much两倍 = "this year is double last year."
Practice
This year is double last year: 今年是去年的两 ____。
A 是 B 的 N 倍 = A is N times B: 今年是去年的两倍.
Practice
两倍 means “double / twice as much”.
Yes — 两倍 = twice; 三倍 = three times.
twice as much两倍 = double
- twice as much两倍 (twice), triple三倍 (three times), tenfold十倍 (tenfold).
Explore
Correct or broken?
A 是 B 的 N 倍 measures multiples — and it never mixes with 比.
Practice
What does 三倍 mean?
倍 = times: 两倍 (double), 三倍 (triple).
Recap
Key idea
- A + to be / is是 + B + (of / 's)的 + Number + (two, three etc) -fold倍 — "A is N times B"
- this这个to be / is是that那个(of / 's)的triple三倍 · this year今年to be / is是last year去年(of / 's)的twice as much两倍
- (two, three etc) -fold倍 = "-fold / times"
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Basic sentence patterns.