What does 番 mean in Chinese?
番 (fān) means (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
番
(bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
(bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian
02
classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort
03
(classifier) a kind; a sort
04
(classifier) (used after the verb 翻 fān to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番 fānyīfān "to double")
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 番
How do you pronounce 番?
番 is pronounced fān. It also has the reading Pān.
Is 番 an HSK word?
番 is on the HSK 6 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 番?
番 is used as a 量词 (measure word) in Chinese.
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