HedgePig Posted January 22, 2011 at 04:23 AM Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 at 04:23 AM This sample sentence from nciku 产量成倍增长 is translated as "Output has doubled and redoubled." Is this correct, or should it simply be "Output as doubled."? I (er....my dictionary) would translate "倍增" (bèizēng) as just doubled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guoke Posted January 22, 2011 at 04:39 AM Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 at 04:39 AM This sentence should be understood as: 产量--成倍--增长 (The output -- increases/increased -- in multiples) [noun/subject]--[adverb]--[verb] nciku: 成倍 = in multiples 近几年，这里居民的收入--成倍--增长。 In recent years, the revenue of the citizens has increased remarkably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedgePig Posted January 22, 2011 at 05:07 AM Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 at 05:07 AM Thanks, guoke. I think that helps. A slightly more direct translation would be "has increased in multiples", i.e. the translation of "doubled and redoubled" is not to be taken as literal quadrupling of output, but rather a "many times" increase. Is this correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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