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Chinese dictionary
v.double
他受贿，收入翻番。
He doubled his pay by accepting bribes.
分享快乐，欢乐翻番，分担忧愁，愁苦减半。
Shared joy is double joy, and shared sorrow is half-sorrow.
Word usage
- Separable word"翻" and "番" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
今年棉花的产量翻了番。
The cotton production of this year has doubled.
相比去年，我们公司的产值要翻两番。
Our company's output in this year will quadruple compared to that of last year.
我们争取让明年的销售额翻个番。
We are trying to double the sales of next year.