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番 fān

measure word for times; kind

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 6
Radical
田
Type
Ideograph
Made of 米田 ⿱⿱？米田

Memory hint: Sowing seeds 米 on the farm 田

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  1. 他费了一番功夫才把问题解决。
    Tā fèile yì fān gōngfu cái bǎ wèntí jiějué.
    He spent quite some effort before finally solving the problem.
    he spend (particle) one (measure) effort only-then (object-marker) problem solve
  2. 你想说一番什么道理？
    Nǐ xiǎng shuō yì fān shénme dàolǐ?
    What point do you want to make?
    you want say one (measure) what reasoning (question)
  3. 我们好好商量一番吧。
    Wǒmen hǎohāo shāngliang yì fān ba.
    Let's discuss this carefully once.
    we well discuss one (measure) (suggestion)
  4. 他这番话并没有说服大家。
    Tā zhè fān huà bìng méiyǒu shuōfú dàjiā.
    This speech of his didn't convince everyone at all.
    he this (measure) speech not (particle) not-have convince everyone
  5. 经过一番努力后，他终于成功了。
    Jīngguò yì fān nǔlì hòu, tā zhōngyú chénggōng le.
    After a period of effort, he finally succeeded.
    after one (measure) effort after, he finally succeed (particle)

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