English translation of '番'

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1. ⇒ 三番五次 (sān fān wǔ cì) time and time again
   ⇒ 我三番五次告诉他不要抽烟。 (Wǒ sān fān wǔ cì gàosu tā bùyào chōuyān.) I've told him time and time again he shouldn't smoke.
   ⇒ 经过几番挫折他明白了许多道理。 (Jīngguò jǐ fān cuòzhé tā míngbaile xǔduō dàolǐ.) After a few false starts he picked up quite a lot.
   ⇒ 他是出于一番好意才做的。 (Tā shì chūyú yī fān hǎoyì cái zuò de.) He just did it out of a kind impulse.
   ⇒ 这首曲子别有一番情调。 (Zhè shǒu qǔzi bié yǒu yī fān qíngdiào.) This melody has an entirely different feel.
   measure word, used for actions