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== Notes ==

* Nouns can generally be preceded by a [[Basic numbers|number]]-[[Measure words|measure word]] combination.
** Some nouns this is optional, e.g. 小时
** Some nouns can't have a measure word e.g. 年
* Repeating single-character nouns to mean "every [noun]"
** In this case no measure word needed.
** Reduplicated nouns can only be subject or adverbial adjunct.
* 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 and object.
** Some nouns can be predicate without 是, e.g. 今天晴天.

== Types of nouns ==

Could explain these as different rules can apply

* Proper
* Animate
** Personal
* Inanimate
* Abstract

=== See Also ===

* [[Time nouns]]
* [[Location nouns]]

=== Sources ===
* [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)]