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番

fān

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Measure word

番 (fān) is a Chinese word meaning “(classifier) a kind; a sort”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian
  2. classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort
  3. (classifier) a kind; a sort
  4. (classifier) (used after the verb 翻 to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番 "to double")

Stroke order

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Example

老師的話讓我想了一番。

The teacher's words gave me a lot to think about.

Related words at this level

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).