HSK 6 · classifier
番
a round; a turn; a spell (of effort or talk)
经过一番努力，他终于成功了。
Jīngguò yì fān nǔlì， tā zhōngyú chénggōngle。
After a round of effort, he finally succeeded.
他用番茄做了汤。
Tā yòng fānqié zuòle tāng.
He made soup with tomatoes.
这几年村里的收入翻番了。
Zhè jǐ nián cūn lǐ de shōurù fānfānle。
In recent years the village's income has doubled.
他三番五次地提醒我，可我还是忘了。
Tā sānfān-wǔcì de tíxǐng wǒ， kě wǒ háishi wàngle。
He reminded me again and again, but I still forgot.