翻一番

fānyīfān

phrase

Meanings

1 to double
2 to increase by 100%

Characters

to flip, turn over

time, round (measure)

Examples

公司的利润去年翻了一番。

Gōngsī de lìrùn qùnián fān le yī fān.

The company's profits doubled last year.

十年内人均收入要翻一番。

Shí nián nèi rénjūn shōurù yào fān yī 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