翻番

fān fān

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

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Definitions

1. to double
2. to increase by a certain number of times

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 减半 jiǎn bàn 减半 jiǎn bàn to reduce by half 翻番表示增加一倍，减半表示减少一半: to reduce by half

Related words

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• 三倍 sān bèi 三倍 sān bèi triple 翻番指增加一倍，而三倍指乘以三: triple

Synonyms

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• 加倍 jiā bèi 加倍 jiā bèi to double 翻番和加倍都可以表示成倍增加，但翻番侧重翻倍，加倍强调增加与原来相等的一份: to double
• 翻倍 fān bèi 翻倍 fān bèi to double 翻番和翻倍意思相近，都表示成倍增长，但翻番更常用于经济领域: to double

Usage notes

Collocations

翻番通常用于经济数据，如产量、收入等，可以说“实现翻番”或“比上年翻番”，但不能说“翻番一倍”。

Common mistakes

注意不要混淆“翻番”和“加倍”：翻番是增加到原来的两倍，而加倍是增加与原来相等的一份；另外，“翻番”已包含一倍的意思，后面不能加数量短语。

Example Sentences

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今年的产量比去年 翻番 了。

This year's output has doubled compared to last year.

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Child Words of 翻番

• 番 番 fān: foreign (non-Chinese)
• 翻 翻 fān: to turn over