bèi 
		(two, three etc) -fold
times (multiplier)
double
to increase or multiply
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shì bàn gōng bèi 
		half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
a stitch in time saves nine
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bǎi bèi 
		a hundredfold
a hundred times
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bèi zēng 
		to double
to redouble
to increase many times over
to multiply by a factor
multiplication
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bèi shù 
		multiple
multiplier
factor
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Ān bèi · Jìn sān 
		ABE Shinzō (1954-), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2006-2007
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			liǎng bèi 
		twice as much
double the amount
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jǐ bèi 
		several times (bigger)
double, treble, quadruple etc
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bèi r 
		very
much (Beijing dialect)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn 
		doubly homesick for our dear ones at each festive day (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2])
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			èr bèi tǐ 
		diploid (in cell biology)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jīng shén bǎi bèi 
		lit. vitality a hundredfold (idiom); refreshed
one's vigor thoroughly restored
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			duō bèi tǐ 
		polyploid (multiple chromosomes)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dān bèi tǐ 
		haploid (single chromosome)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			rǎn sè tǐ bèi xìng 
		ploidy (number of homologous chromosomes)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shuāng bèi tǐ 
		diploid (doubled chromosomes)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yì yuán duō bèi tǐ 
		allopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of different species)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gōng bèi shì 
		common multiple expression
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wǔ bèi zi shù 
		Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bèi zú lèi 
		Diplopoda (arthropod class with a pair of legs on each segment, including centipedes and millipedes)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jí shí chǔ lǐ , shì bàn gōng bèi 
		timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort
the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
a stitch in time saves nine
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dān yuán duō bèi tǐ 
		autopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of single species)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			fàng dà bèi shù 
		magnifying power
magnification
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Ān bèi Jìn sān 
		Abe Shinzo (1954-), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2006-2007 and from 2012
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jí shí chǔ lǐ , shì bàn gōng bèi 
		timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort
the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
a stitch in time saves nine
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bèi gǎn 
		to feel even more
to be extremely (sad, lonely, delighted etc)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bèi r bàng 
		(dialect) awesome
excellent
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xìn xīn bǎi bèi 
		brimming with confidence (idiom)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shì bèi gōng bàn 
		twice the effort for half the result