skylee Posted March 17, 2005 at 09:19 AM Report Posted March 17, 2005 at 09:19 AM roddy, based on the official definition of "番", the answer should be 400. Quote
roddy Posted March 17, 2005 at 09:24 AM Author Report Posted March 17, 2005 at 09:24 AM Anybody else want to say it's 300? Quote
39degN Posted March 17, 2005 at 09:25 AM Report Posted March 17, 2005 at 09:25 AM Yeah, that's it, Roddy, it's 400. I'm sorry but i cant help to ask that. Quote
xiaoxiajenny Posted March 17, 2005 at 09:38 AM Report Posted March 17, 2005 at 09:38 AM Ok 400. If it says 2倍 then it should be 300 but if it's 2番 it should be 400. 3番--800 4番--1600 5番--3200? Quote
39degN Posted March 17, 2005 at 09:52 AM Report Posted March 17, 2005 at 09:52 AM I guess so 啦! Quote
xuezhongwen Posted March 17, 2005 at 10:40 PM Report Posted March 17, 2005 at 10:40 PM yes, 翻一番 means double, 翻两番 means double twice, i.e. total 4 times, rarely people use more then 3 番，but I guess conceptually you are right to deduce like that. Quote
woodcutter Posted March 20, 2005 at 10:51 PM Report Posted March 20, 2005 at 10:51 PM I'm a bit suprised you lot have to argue about this. I don't read a lot of newspaper/political Chinese, but I've seen this kind of thing enough times, and I've always read it in the way Jenny described. I mean, otherwise a few little "bei" are going to produce some impossibly huge figure........... Quote
Quest Posted March 21, 2005 at 12:54 PM Report Posted March 21, 2005 at 12:54 PM I've always read it in the way Jenny described. Jenny's answer was 300, so is yours 300? Quote
woodcutter Posted March 22, 2005 at 02:57 AM Report Posted March 22, 2005 at 02:57 AM Yeah. Just to confuse you more, here in Korea, where they have the same kind of thing with the same character, the answer would seem to be 200. Quote
fanch329 Posted March 22, 2005 at 04:28 AM Report Posted March 22, 2005 at 04:28 AM hi, u gays, it is a pretty simply question. i am 100% sure that the answer is b Quote
39degN Posted March 22, 2005 at 06:38 AM Report Posted March 22, 2005 at 06:38 AM I'm too surprised the argument is still continuing, ok, lets say, as native speakers living in this country, we suggest 400 is the right one. Quote
Quest Posted March 22, 2005 at 06:55 AM Report Posted March 22, 2005 at 06:55 AM woodcutter, you are the only 300 now Quote
woodcutter Posted March 22, 2005 at 10:47 PM Report Posted March 22, 2005 at 10:47 PM I better give in then. By the way Fanch, your little mistake is potentially more serious! Quote
xiaoxiajenny Posted March 25, 2005 at 06:37 AM Report Posted March 25, 2005 at 06:37 AM My Goodness!! Quote
Chinapage Posted April 14, 2005 at 09:21 PM Report Posted April 14, 2005 at 09:21 PM Roddy: I am surprised at the controversy about this. When playing Contract Bridge, "double" means "to double" and "redouble" means to double again. Thus, your bet goes from 100 to 200 and then from 200 to 400. In the news report, the goal is to increase the GDP by two folds in the first period, and then redouble it again in the following year. Thus, four-fold in the following period. In baseball parlance, you have single, double, triple, and home run (not redouble). Ming Quote
shibo77 Posted April 22, 2005 at 05:20 PM Report Posted April 22, 2005 at 05:20 PM b-400 Think of it as GDP will raise twofolds. -Shibo Quote
roddy Posted April 7, 2006 at 02:42 AM Author Report Posted April 7, 2006 at 02:42 AM Came across a similar issue today. 1) 公司A将签订采购金额为2亿美元的合约 2) 公司B此次采购金额应该在公司A的一倍以上 Q) 公司B此次采购金额是多少？ Answers on the back of a 10Y note to Chinese-forums Plaza . . . Quote
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