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翻番

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verb HSK 7 #26,054

Meanings

  1. 1 to double
  2. 2 to multiply

Examples

公司的利润翻了一番。
Gōngsī de lìrùn fān le yī fān.
The company's profits doubled.
房价在十年内翻了好几番。
Fángjià zài shí nián nèi fān le hǎo jǐ fān.
Housing prices multiplied several times over in ten years.

Tips

grammar
翻一番 = double, 翻两番 = quadruple (2x2), 翻三番 = 8x (2x2x2). Each 番 represents another doubling, not a simple addition.
mistakes
翻一番 means to double (x2), not to increase by one time. 翻两番 means to quadruple (x4), not triple. Each 番 multiplies by 2.

Stroke Order

翻 fān
番 fān