Word

翻番 (fān fān) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 翻番

动 dòng verb

to double

今年的销售额翻番了。

jīn nián de xiāo shòu é fān fān le

This year's sales have doubled.

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Word breakdown

翻 fān — to overturn, to multiply

1 翻译 fān yì — translate HSK 4
- 翻 to turn over; to convert
- 译 to translate; to interpret
Example

请把这句话翻译成中文。

qǐng bǎ zhè jù huà fān yì chéng zhōng wén

Please translate this sentence into Chinese.
2 推翻 tuī fān — overthrow HSK 7
- 推 push (conveys the action of applying force)
- 翻 overturn (conveys the result of turning something upside down)
Example

人民推翻了腐败的政府。

rén mín tuī fān le fǔ bài de zhèng fǔ

The people overthrew the corrupt government.
3 翻天覆地 fān tiān fù dì — earth-shattering HSK 7
- 翻 to turn over, to flip
- 天 heaven, sky
- 覆 to overturn, to cover
- 地 earth, ground
Example

改革开放给中国带来了翻天覆地的变化。

gǎi gé kāi fàng gěi Zhōng guó dài lái le fān tiān fù dì de biàn huà

Reform and opening-up brought earth-shattering changes to China.
4 翻新 fān xīn — to renovate, to refurbish HSK 7
- 翻 to turn over, to redo
- 新 new
Example

我们打算翻新厨房。

wǒ men dǎ suàn fān xīn chú fáng

We plan to renovate the kitchen.
5 翻来覆去 fān lái fù qù — toss and turn; over and over again; repeatedly HSK 7
- 翻 turn over, flip
- 来 indicates movement in one direction
- 覆 overturn, turn back
- 去 indicates movement in the opposite direction
Example

他昨晚翻来覆去睡不着觉。

tā zuó wǎn fān lái fù qù shuì bu zháo jiào

He tossed and turned all night, unable to fall asleep.

番 fān — times, occurrences (multiplication factor)

1 番茄 fān qié — tomato HSK 5
- 番 foreign, exotic (indicating non-native origin)
- 茄 nightshade family plant (botanical classification)
Example

我喜欢吃番茄炒鸡蛋。

wǒ xǐ huan chī fān qié chǎo jī dàn

I like to eat tomato and scrambled eggs.
2 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì — time and again HSK 7
- 三 three (indicating multiple times)
- 番 times/occasions (indicating instances)
- 五 five (emphasizing repetition)
- 次 times/instances (reinforcing repetition)
Example

我三番五次地提醒他，他就是不听。

wǒ sān fān wǔ cì de tí xǐng tā tā jiù shì bù tīng

I reminded him time and again, but he just wouldn't listen.

Structure & writing

1 翻 fān — to flip over; to overturn; to reverse position

翻 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 番 fān — foreign country or foreign people

番 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 4

播 bō to spread, to disseminate 翻 fān to flip over; to overturn; to reverse position

1.2 羽 yǔ — feather; plumage

羽 is a component in 11 characters

HSK 4

翻 fān to flip over; to overturn; to reverse position

HSK 5

扇 shàn fan (device waved or rotated to create a cooling breeze or ventilation) 翅 chì wing (of insects or birds)

HSK 7

塌 tā to collapse, cave in 瀚 hàn (lit.) vast; boundless 翁 wēng old man 翔 xiáng to soar with wings spread, glide in circles 翘 qiào tilt upward; (of part of body or one end of object) turn up

Show more HSK 7 characters (+3)

翠 cuì bluish-green in color 翼 yì wing of a bird (flight organ evolved from forelimbs, covered with feathers) 蹋 tà to tread on; to step on

Stroke order

2 番 fān — foreign country or foreign people

番 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 4

播 bō to spread, to disseminate 翻 fān to flip over; to overturn; to reverse position

番 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order