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* [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA 外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照) (pp. 16 - 26)] | * [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA 外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照) (pp. 16 - 26)] | ||
Revision as of 01:58, 20 July 2011
Potential articles / sections
- Nouns can generally be preceded by a number-measure word combination.
- Repeating single-character nouns to mean "every [noun]" (+ in this case no measure word needed).
- Plural nouns
- Often no need to mark plural
- Other elements of sentence can indicate plural, e.g. 都, numbers
- Personal nouns and some animate nouns can be made plural with 们 (but only when nothing else in the sentence marks plural)
- Nouns involving the suffixes 子, 儿, 头
- Nouns can be subject, object and predicate in Chinese
Types of nouns
Could explain these as different rules can apply
- Proper
- Animate
- Personal
- Inanimate
- Abstract
