番 , a Chinese measure word

番 fān

1. For kinds of people, feelings, ideas, scenes; only with 一

   • 一番作为作为 zuòwéione stretch of achievement
   • 一番话话 huàone speech
   • 一番事业事业 shìyèone venture (career)
   • 一番功夫功夫 gōngfuone bout of effort
   • 别有一番风味风味 fēngwèihave a distinctive flavour of its own
   • 别有一番天地天地 tiāndìquite another world
   • 一番心思心思 xīnsione round of thought
   • 别有一番风光风光 fēngguānghave a distinctive kind of scenery
   • 一番心意心意 xīnyìone measure of goodwill
   • 一番心血心血 xīnxuèone great effort of heart and soul
   • 一番滋味滋味 zīwèia certain flavour
   • 一番见解见解 jiànjiěa view
   • 一番赞扬赞扬 zànyángone round of praise
   • 一番劝告劝告 quàngàoone round of advice
   • 一番好心好心 hǎoxīnone measure of kindness
   • 一番好意好意 hǎoyìone measure of kindness
   • 一番情意情意 qíngyìone measure of affection (as a gesture shown)
   • 一番情趣情趣 qíngqùone kind of charm (as an experience)
   • 一番磨难磨难 mónànone round of hardship
   • 一番苦心苦心 kǔxīnone measure of painstaking effort (as exertion)
   • 别有一番风韵风韵 fēngyùnhave a charm of its own
   • 一番忠告忠告 zhōnggàoone earnest piece of advice
   • 一番波折波折 bōzhéa round of twists and turns
   • 一番盛情盛情 shèngqíngone show of great kindness
   9 more words

   • 狡辩
   • 人
   • 希望
   • 解释
   • 道理
   • 期望
   • 演说
   • 祝贺
   • 言辞

   犹 种

2. For widths of cloth, quilts Regional

   • 一番被被 bèione width of quilt
   • 一番布布 bùone width of cloth

3. For multiples after 翻, doubling

   • 产量翻一番产量 chǎnliàngoutput doubles
   • 翻一番翻 fāndouble once
   • GDP翻一番GDP doubles
   1 more word

   • 收入

4. For number of times an action is done Counts actions

   • 经过一番经过 jīngguògo through a round of it
   • 努力一番努力 nǔlìmake an effort
   • 一番调查调查 diàocháone round of investigation
   • 谈一番谈 tánhave a talk
   • 批评一番批评 pīpíngcriticise at some length
   • 经历一番经历 jīnglìgo through it once
   • 出一番力气力气 lìqiput in one round of effort
   • 动员一番动员 dòngyuánmobilise for a while
   • 嘱咐一番嘱咐 zhǔfugive a good exhortation
   • 回忆一番回忆 huíyìrecall at some length
   • 思考一番思考 sīkǎothink it over for a while
   • 批判一番批判 pīpàncriticise at some length
   • 教训一番教训 jiàoxungive a lecture
   • 考验一番考验 kǎoyànput to the test once
   • 议论一番议论 yìlùntalk it over
   • 劝说一番劝说 quànshuōtry persuading for a while
   • 打量一番打量 dǎliangsize up once over
   • 折腾一番折腾 zhētengmess about for a while
   • 游览一番游览 yóulǎnhave a good tour
   • 点评一番点评 diǎnpíngcomment at some length
   • 钻研一番钻研 zuānyánstudy meticulously for a while
   • 卖弄一番卖弄 màinongshow off for a bit
   • 夸奖一番夸奖 kuājiǎnggive one round of praise
   • 奉承一番奉承 fèngchengflatter someone for a while
   14 more words

   • 盘问
   • 翻腾
   • 训斥
   • 叮咛
   • 周折
   • 数落
   • 删削
   • 做
   • 出
   • 工作
   • 数
   • 讨论
   • 辩论
   • 风雨

   犹 遍 · 犹 次 · 犹 回 · 犹 阵

5. For soldiers, personnel Classical

6. For flat thin items, like 枚, 片, 块 Classical

   • 铜镜三千番three thousand bronze mirrors
   • 十番干鱼ten pieces of dried fish
   • 十万番黄白金薄a hundred thousand sheets of gold and silver foil

   犹 枚 · 犹 片 · 犹 块

7. For one silver dollar Unit of measurementOld-fashioned