三倍 [－－]

Jyutping saam1 pui5
Pinyin sān bèi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. triple
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们的俱乐部的人数比你们多三倍。
    我們的俱樂部的人數比你們多三倍。
    wǒ men de jù lè bù de rén shù bǐ nǐ men duō sān bèi 。
    • Our club has three times as many members as yours.
  2. Mandarin
    他的收入比我多三倍。
    他的收入比我多三倍。
    tā de shōu rù bǐ wǒ duō sān bèi 。
    • His income is three times larger than mine.
  3. Mandarin
    美国人快餐食物的消耗量在一九七七至一九九五年间大幅增长了三倍。
    美國人快餐食物的消耗量在一九七七至一九九五年間大幅增長了三倍。
    měi guó rén kuài cān shí wù de xiāo hào liàng zài yī jiǔ qī qī zhì yī jiǔ jiǔ wǔ nián jiān dà fú zēng zhǎng le sān bèi 。
    • In America, the consumption of fast-food has tripled between 1977 and 1995.
  4. Mandarin
    鹿是简的三倍重。
    鹿是簡的三倍重。
    lù shì jiǎn de sān bèi zhòng 。
    • The deer is three times as heavy as Jane.
  5. Mandarin
    这条河比那条长三倍。
    這條河比那條長三倍。
    zhè tiáo hé bǐ nà tiáo cháng sān bèi 。
    • This river is three times longer than that one.
    • This river is four times longer than that one.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢啲人工高我三倍。
    佢啲人工高我三倍。
    keoi5 di1 jan4 gung1 gou1 ngo5 saam1 pui5 。
    • He earns three times as much as I.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    公屋申请比五年前激增三倍。
    公屋申請比五年前激增三倍。
    gung1 uk1 san1 cing2 bei2 ng5 nin4 cin4 gik1 zang1 saam1 pui5.
    • The number of applications for public housing shot up 300% from 5 years ago.
  2. Cantonese
    我就宁愿唔睇场演唱会都唔买黄牛飞嘞，成三倍价钱㖞！
    我就寧願唔睇場演唱會都唔買黃牛飛嘞，成三倍價錢喎！
    ngo5 zau6 ning4 jyun2 m4 tai2 coeng4 jin2 coeng3 wui2 dou1 m4 maai5 wong4 ngau4 fei1 laak3, seng4 saam1 pui5 gaa3 cin4 wo3!
    • I'd rather not to watch the show, the touted tickets are three times the original prize!
  3. Cantonese
    三倍
    三倍
    saam1 pui5
    • three times; threefold