番 fān
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 田 — field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
番
fān
measure word for actions, occurrences
Character
Example phrases
- 经过一番讨论，委员会决定修改原来的方案。 Jīngguò yī fān tǎolùn, wěiyuánhuì juédìng xiūgǎi yuánlái de fāng'àn. After a round of discussion, the committee decided to revise the original plan.
- 他把房间认真地打扫了一番，看起来干净多了。 Tā bǎ fángjiān rènzhēn de dǎsǎo le yì fān, kàn qǐlai gānjìng duō le. He gave the room a thorough clean, and it looks much tidier now.
- 这番话让我想了很久，真的很有道理。 Zhè fān huà ràng wǒ xiǎng le hěn jiǔ, zhēn de hěn yǒu dàolǐ. These words made me think for a long time; they really make sense.
Related words
- 翻番 fānfān to double
- 三番五次 sānfānwǔcì repeatedly; again and again
- 持久 chíjiǔ lasting, enduring
- 历经 lìjīng to experience, to go through
- 实时 shíshí real-time, in real time
- 当今 dāngjīn now, at present
- 寿命 shòumìng lifespan
- 岁数 suìshu age
- 青春期 qīngchūnqī adolescence
- 起点 qǐdiǎn starting point
- 截止 jiézhǐ to end, to cut off
- 其间 qíjiān in the meantime