番
fān
HSK level: HSK 6
Meaning
(bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort; (classifier) a kind; a sort; (classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fan1] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fan1 yi1 fan1] "to double")
Other reading: Pān
surname Pan
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一番 yì fān Some番茄 fān qié tomato翻番 fān fān to double三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì over and over again番禺 Pān yú see 番禺區|番禺区[Pan1 yu2 Qu1]番邦 fān bāng foreign land番菜 fān cài Western-style food番刀 fān dāo type of machete used by Taiwan aborigines, worn at the waist in an open-sided scabbard番番 fān fān time and time again番瓜 fān guā pumpkin番号 fān hào number of military unit番椒 fān jiāo hot pepper番界 fān jiè territory occupied by aborigines in Taiwan番剧 fān jù anime series番客 fān kè foreigner番麦 fān mài corn番薯 fān shǔ sweet potato番鸭 fān yā Muscovy duck更番 gēng fān alternately里番 lǐ fān erotic anime连番 lián fān repeatedly轮番 lún fān in turn生番 shēng fān barbarian