外族foreign country or people

次used for actions, deeds, etc.

• 经过一番努力

  after some effort

• 考虑一番

  have a think

• 经过一番考虑以后

  after some consideration

• 他说的这一番话究竟是什么意思？

  What exactly does he mean by that?

• 几番周折

  several setbacks

• 三番五次

  time and again

倍-fold; times

• 使产量翻两番

  increase output fourfold

• 这个县在最近三年内粮食产量翻了一番。

  Grain output in this county has doubled in the last three years.