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兩loeng5倍pui5

simp两倍
loeng5 pui5inferredliǎng bèi

English

  1. twice as much
  2. double the amount

Examples

  • 藥量加到兩倍。

    Double the dose.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 佢而家嘅人工係佢十年前嘅人工嘅兩倍。

    His income is now double what it was ten years ago.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 蘇彝士運河管理局長話,擴闊運河,船家駛得快啲、平啲,咁未來十年收入就多兩倍。

    The expansion will more than double the canal’s income over the next 10 years by making the trip faster and cheaper for shippers, said the head admiral of the Suez Canal Authority.

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 我付了两倍的钱。

    I paid double the sum.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 他付了两倍的费用。

    He paid double fare.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 他的工资是我的两倍。

    He earns twice as much as me.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized

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