pui5 zang1倍增
Jyutpingpui5 zang1
Yalepúih jāng
Definition
To multiply; to increase multiple times.
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How it's used
Primarily used in formal or journalistic contexts to describe significant, rapid increases in numbers or statistics. It carries a sense of intensity and is rarely used in casual, everyday conversation to describe simple growth. When people talk about things doubling in daily life, they usually prefer using double or two times instead.
Examples
Prices have doubled these few years, life is very hard.
Do you think their workload will multiply?
Related words
Common phrases
pressure has multiplied
costs have multiplied
Common mistake
Avoid using this word for small or gradual increases, as it specifically implies a multiplication effect rather than a steady rise. It is not interchangeable with general verbs for growth like 升 or 增加.
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