Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Multifold / Manyfold: Indicating an increase by multiple times; multiplied. It describes a quantity or degree that is several times greater than a base amount.
   • Manifold: Consisting of or involving many parts; numerous and varied.

2. Adverb:

   • Multiplied by / Times: Used to describe how much larger one amount is compared to another, often following verbs like "tăng" (increase) or "lớn hơn" (greater than).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Lợi nhuận thu được là gấp bội. (The profit gained is multifold.)
  • Chúng tôi đạt hiệu quả gấp bội. (We achieved manifold efficiency.)

• Adverb:

  • Sản lượng năm nay tăng gấp bội so với năm ngoái. (This year's output has increased manyfold compared to last year.)
  • Cô ấy chăm chỉ gấp bội anh ta. (She works many times harder than him.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in comparative structures to emphasize a large multiplicative difference.
  • Thành phố này đông đúc gấp bội thành phố quê tôi. (This city is many times more crowded than my hometown.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gấp đôi (adj, adv): Double, twofold.

  • Thu nhập của họ tăng gấp đôi. (Their income doubled.)

• Gấp ba (adj, adv): Triple, threefold.

  • Chi phí ước tính gấp ba. (The estimated cost is triple.)

Synonyms

• Multiplied: Increased in number.
• Manifold: Many and various.
• Exponentially: At a rapidly increasing rate (in modern, extended usage).

Related Idioms

• While "gấp bội" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is commonly used in expressions of comparison and growth.
  • Làm việc hiệu quả gấp bội (to work with manifold efficiency).

adj

1. multifold, manyfold