翻一番

fānyīfān

phrase

Meanings

1 to double
2 to increase by 100%

Characters

to flip, turn over

time, round (measure)

Examples

HSK 6

公司的利润去年翻了一番。

Gōngsī de lìrùn qùnián fān le yì fān.

The company's profits doubled last year.

HSK 7-9

十年内人均收入要翻一番。

Shí nián nèi rénjūn shōurù yào fān yì fān.

Per capita income should double within ten years.

Tips

mistakes

翻一番 means DOUBLE (×2), not just 'increase by one'. 翻两番 means ×4 (double twice), not ×3. Each 番 is a doubling.

Stroke Order

翻 fān

一 yī

番 fān