番
fān
classifier for times or turns
Every meaning
fān
- classifier for times or turns
- (after 翻) a doubling (翻一番 to double)
- (coll.) anime series (as in 新番, 追番)
- (bound form) foreign (as in 番茄, 番薯)
- classifier for kinds or sorts (as in 别有一番滋味)
- (measure word) a round; a spell (of effort or attention)
In the Library
一回到城里，他就去拜见太守，把这番经历讲了一遍。
桃花源记 · The Peach Blossom Spring, retold in modern Chinese · HSK 6
Words with 番
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).