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7-9

to double

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

fan1fan1 fānfān

Meaning


Primary

to double

Alternatives

double, doubling, doubles

Mnemonic


One way 翻番 to double something done is to take one 番 turn at something, then 翻 turn over the thing and take yet another 番 turn.

Usage


這 個 數字 翻番 了。

This number has doubled.

利潤 在 一 年 內 翻番。

The profit doubled within a year.

銷售 額 今年 翻番。

Sales have doubled this year.

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