{"id":3006,"date":"2023-03-02T13:26:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T05:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=3006"},"modified":"2026-08-25T10:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T02:12:18","slug":"chinese-noun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/02\/chinese-noun\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Noun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/02\/chinese-noun\/#Syllables_of_a_Chinese_Noun\" >Syllables of a Chinese Noun<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/02\/chinese-noun\/#Conjugation_of_a_Chinese_Noun\" >Conjugation of a Chinese Noun<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/02\/chinese-noun\/#Reduplication_When_Nouns_Do_Change\" >Reduplication: When Nouns Do Change<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/02\/chinese-noun\/#%E2%80%9CThe%E2%80%9D_or_%E2%80%9CAn%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;The&#8221; or &#8220;A(n)&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/02\/chinese-noun\/#Countable_or_Uncountable\" >Countable or Uncountable<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/02\/chinese-noun\/#Chinese_Noun_Suffixes\" >Chinese Noun Suffixes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin=\"\">\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;1,500&amp;family=Noto+Serif+TC:wght@300;500;600&amp;family=Noto+Serif+SC:wght@300;500;600&amp;family=Jost:wght@400;500&amp;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n\n<style>\n\n  .odd-post{\n    --ink: #24221D;\n    --ink-soft: #726E64;\n    --jade: #3F5D52;\n    --jade-deep: #2B4038;\n    --gold: #A9843F;\n    --red: #A13D2C;\n    --hair: rgba(36,34,29,0.13);\n    --panel: #FAF9F5;\n\n    background: #FFFFFF;\n    color: var(--ink);\n    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;\n    font-weight: 400;\n    line-height: 1.75;\n    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\n    max-width: 680px;\n    margin: 0 auto;\n    padding: 0 32px;\n  }\n\n  .odd-post *{ box-sizing: border-box; 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white-space:nowrap; }\n  .odd-post .suffix-examples .gloss{ color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 13.5px; margin-left: 4px; }\n\n  \/* ---------- closing ---------- *\/\n  .odd-post .closing{ padding: 50px 0 10px; text-align:center; }\n  .odd-post .closing p{\n    margin: 0 auto;\n    max-width: 52ch;\n    font-family:'Cormorant Garamond', serif;\n    font-style: italic;\n    font-size: 19px;\n    color: var(--ink-soft);\n    line-height: 1.6;\n  }\n\n<\/style>\n\n<article class=\"odd-post\">\n\n  <section class=\"hero\">\n    <p class=\"eyebrow\">A field guide for learners<\/p>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\">Chinese Noun<\/h1>\n    <svg class=\"brush\" viewBox=\"0 0 168 14\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n      <path d=\"M2 8C24 3 46 11 68 6C90 1 112 10 134 5C148 2 158 6 166 4\" stroke=\"#A9843F\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">In this article, we&#8217;re going to look at how Chinese nouns actually behave \u2014 and how differently that is from English.<\/p>\n    <ul class=\"hero-questions\">\n      <li>What is the difference between Chinese nouns and English nouns?<\/li>\n      <li>How do you express plural in Chinese nouns?<\/li>\n      <li>Are Chinese nouns countable?<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">Word formation<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Syllables_of_a_Chinese_Noun\"><\/span>Syllables of a Chinese Noun<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        Nouns in Chinese usually consist of one or two syllables. A few stretch to three, and four-syllable\n        nouns are rare. Multi-syllable nouns are typically built by adding meaning-related syllables around\n        a root word \u2014 watch how everything below still orbits around \u684c (zhu\u014d), &#8220;table.&#8221;\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"table-scroll\">\n      <table class=\"term-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Term<\/th>\n            <th class=\"en-col\">English<\/th>\n            <th>Literal meaning<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"term-cell\">\n              <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u684c<\/span><rt>zhu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u684c<\/span><rt>zhu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby>\n              <div class=\"en-term-mobile\">table<\/div>\n            <\/td>\n            <td class=\"en-col\">table<\/td>\n            <td>table<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"term-cell\">\n              <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8\u684c<\/span><rt>sh\u016bzhu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66\u684c<\/span><rt>sh\u016bzhu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby>\n              <div class=\"en-term-mobile\">desk<\/div>\n            <\/td>\n            <td class=\"en-col\">desk<\/td>\n            <td>book table<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"term-cell\">\n              <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u684c<\/span><rt>c\u0101nzhu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u684c<\/span><rt>c\u0101nzhu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby>\n              <div class=\"en-term-mobile\">dining table<\/div>\n            <\/td>\n            <td class=\"en-col\">dining table<\/td>\n            <td>meal table<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"term-cell\">\n              <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6728\u684c<\/span><rt>m\u00f9zhu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6728\u684c<\/span><rt>m\u00f9zhu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby>\n              <div class=\"en-term-mobile\">wooden table<\/div>\n            <\/td>\n            <td class=\"en-col\">wooden table<\/td>\n            <td>wood table<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"term-cell\">\n              <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5e03<\/span><rt>zhu\u014db\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5e03<\/span><rt>zhu\u014db\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby>\n              <div class=\"en-term-mobile\">tablecloth<\/div>\n            <\/td>\n            <td class=\"en-col\">tablecloth<\/td>\n            <td>table cloth<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"term-cell\">\n              <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u904a<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dy\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u6e38<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dy\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby>\n              <div class=\"en-term-mobile\">board game<\/div>\n            <\/td>\n            <td class=\"en-col\">board game<\/td>\n            <td>table game<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"term-cell\">\n              <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u7403<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dqi\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e97<\/span><rt>di\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u7403<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dqi\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e97<\/span><rt>di\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n              <div class=\"en-term-mobile\">table tennis hall<\/div>\n            <\/td>\n            <td class=\"en-col\">table tennis hall<\/td>\n            <td>table ball store<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">What doesn&#8217;t change<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conjugation_of_a_Chinese_Noun\"><\/span>Conjugation of a Chinese Noun<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>Chinese nouns do not change for number, gender, tense, or position \u2014 the same word carries every role.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">1<\/span><rt><\/rt><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/chinese-measure-words\/\"><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><\/a><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">1<\/span><rt><\/rt><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/chinese-measure-words\/\"><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><\/a><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">1 book<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">10<\/span><rt><\/rt><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/chinese-measure-words\/\"><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><\/a><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">10<\/span><rt><\/rt><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/chinese-measure-words\/\"><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><\/a><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">10 books<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        Human nouns can take the plural suffix <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5011<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4eec<\/span> (men) \u2014 but once they do, they become <em>definite<\/em>, and can no longer be paired with a number.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">friend \/ friends<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5011<\/span><rt>men<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eec<\/span><rt>men<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">the friends<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row wrong\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><span class=\"mark-x\">\u2717<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">3<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5011<\/span><rt>men<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">3<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eec<\/span><rt>men<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">a number can&#8217;t combine with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5011<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4eec<\/span><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row wrong\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><span class=\"mark-x\">\u2717<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5011<\/span><rt>men<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eec<\/span><rt>men<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5011<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4eec<\/span> only applies to human nouns<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/11\/abbreviations\/\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><\/a><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/11\/abbreviations\/\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><\/a><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">my book<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u5011<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u4eec<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">their books<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">the book I read yesterday<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">the book I&#8217;m going to read tomorrow<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">I buy a book \u2014 <em>object<\/em><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">the book is mine \u2014 <em>subject<\/em><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">The exception<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reduplication_When_Nouns_Do_Change\"><\/span>Reduplication: When Nouns Do Change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        There&#8217;s one small break from &#8220;nouns never change&#8221;: a handful of nouns can double up to mean\n        &#8220;every&#8221; \u2014 the closest Chinese gets to inflecting a noun at all.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">everyone <em>(person \u2192 every person)<\/em><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929<\/span><rt>ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929<\/span><rt>ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929<\/span><rt>ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929<\/span><rt>ti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">every day <em>(day \u2192 every day)<\/em><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">every household <em>(home\/family \u2192 every household)<\/em><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        Only a small set of nouns take this pattern, and it&#8217;s mostly limited to fixed expressions rather\n        than a rule you can apply freely \u2014 you won&#8217;t hear <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016bsh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016bsh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby> to mean &#8220;every book.&#8221;\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">A quiet gap<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe%E2%80%9D_or_%E2%80%9CAn%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;The&#8221; or &#8220;A(n)&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        There&#8217;s no equivalent of &#8220;the&#8221; or &#8220;a(n)&#8221; in Chinese \u2014 the same noun serves as both, and\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/16\/zero-pronoun\/\">context does the rest<\/a> \u2014\n        much the same way it lets Chinese drop pronouns too. That same <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u66f8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e66<\/span> (sh\u016b) example from above shows why: it&#8217;s the object in one sentence, the subject\n        in the next, with no article to mark either role.\n        Curious how Chinese does express &#8220;the&#8221; when it needs to? See\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/16\/the-in-chinese\/\">How the Chinese Express &#8220;The&#8221;<\/a>.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">I buy a book \u2014 <em>object<\/em><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">the book is mine \u2014 <em>subject<\/em><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">Quantity<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Countable_or_Uncountable\"><\/span>Countable or Uncountable<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        In Chinese, everything is countable and everything is uncountable. Nouns are quantified either by\n        adding a number plus a <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/chinese-measure-words\/\">measure word<\/a>, or by pairing an uncountable amount with its own measure word \u2014\n        either way, the noun itself never changes.\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        The rule underneath it all: whenever a number modifies a countable noun, a measure word has to sit\n        between them. You can&#8217;t just say &#8220;one water&#8221; or &#8220;one dog&#8221; \u2014 <span class=\"inline-wrong\">\u2717 \u4e00\u6c34 (y\u012b shu\u01d0)<\/span> and <span class=\"inline-wrong\">\u2717 \u4e00\u72d7 (y\u012b g\u01d2u)<\/span> are both ungrammatical \u2014 the measure word is never optional.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"table-scroll\">\n      <table class=\"term-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th><\/th>\n            <th>Term<\/th>\n            <th class=\"en-col\">English<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"tag-cell\" colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align:center; padding-top:0; padding-bottom:0;\">\n              \u6c34 shu\u01d0 \u2014 water \ud83d\udca6\n            <\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"tag-cell\">\n              countable\n              <div class=\"en-term-mobile\">a drop of water<\/div>\n            <\/td>\n            <td class=\"term-cell\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6ef4<\/span><rt>y\u00ecd\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6ef4<\/span><rt>y\u00ecd\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n            <td class=\"en-col\">a drop of water<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"tag-cell\">\n              uncountable\n              <div class=\"en-term-mobile\">a little water<\/div>\n            <\/td>\n            <td class=\"term-cell\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n            <td class=\"en-col\">a little water<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"tag-cell\">\n              countable\n              <div class=\"en-term-mobile\">a cup of water<\/div>\n            <\/td>\n            <td class=\"term-cell\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u676f<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u676f<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n            <td class=\"en-col\">a cup of water<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"tag-cell\">\n              uncountable\n              <div class=\"en-term-mobile\">some water<\/div>\n            <\/td>\n            <td class=\"term-cell\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e9b<\/span><rt>y\u00ecxi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e9b<\/span><rt>y\u00ecxi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n            <td class=\"en-col\">some water<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"tag-cell\">\n              countable\n              <div class=\"en-term-mobile\">a dog<\/div>\n            <\/td>\n            <td class=\"term-cell\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u96bb<\/span><rt>y\u00eczh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u53ea<\/span><rt>y\u00eczh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n            <td class=\"en-col\">a dog<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"tag-cell\">\n              uncountable\n              <div class=\"en-term-mobile\">many dogs<\/div>\n            <\/td>\n            <td class=\"term-cell\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n            <td class=\"en-col\">many dogs<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">Building new nouns<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chinese_Noun_Suffixes\"><\/span>Chinese Noun Suffixes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>A handful of suffixes turn other words into nouns, or simply mark a word as one. Five of the most common:<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"suffix-card\">\n      <div class=\"suffix-head\">\n        <span class=\"zh\">\u5b50<\/span>\n        <span class=\"py\">zi<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"suffix-role\">To mark a word as a noun<\/p>\n      <ul class=\"suffix-examples\">\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9f3b\u5b50<\/span><rt>b\u00edzi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9f3b\u5b50<\/span><rt>b\u00edzi<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">nose<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u978b\u5b50<\/span><rt>xi\u00e9zi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u978b\u5b50<\/span><rt>xi\u00e9zi<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">shoe<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7345\u5b50<\/span><rt>sh\u012bzi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u72ee\u5b50<\/span><rt>sh\u012bzi<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">lion<\/span><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <p class=\"suffix-role\">To turn another word into a noun<\/p>\n      <ul class=\"suffix-examples\">\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5237\u5b50<\/span><rt>shu\u0101zi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5237\u5b50<\/span><rt>shu\u0101zi<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">= to brush + zi \u2192 a brush<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u50bb\u5b50<\/span><rt>sh\u01cezi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u50bb\u5b50<\/span><rt>sh\u01cezi<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">= foolish + zi \u2192 a fool<\/span><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"suffix-card\">\n      <div class=\"suffix-head\" style=\"flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px 24px;\">\n        <div class=\"lang-zh-TW\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:10px;\">\n          <span class=\"zh\">\u5152<\/span><span class=\"py\">er<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"lang-zh-CN\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:10px;\">\n          <span class=\"zh\">\u513f<\/span><span class=\"py\">er<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"suffix-role\">To mark a word as a noun<\/p>\n      <ul class=\"suffix-examples\">\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u82b1\u5152<\/span><rt>hu\u0101r<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u82b1\u513f<\/span><rt>hu\u0101r<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">flower<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5152<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ir<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u513f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ir<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">child<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u8c93\u5152<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceom\u0101or<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u732b\u513f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceom\u0101or<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">little kitty<\/span><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <p class=\"suffix-role\">To tell a noun apart from a verb<\/p>\n      <ul class=\"suffix-examples\">\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u756b<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u753b<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">to paint<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u756b\u5152<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0r<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u753b\u513f<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0r<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">a painting<\/span><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"suffix-card\">\n      <div class=\"suffix-head\" style=\"flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px 24px;\">\n        <div class=\"lang-zh-TW\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:10px;\">\n          <span class=\"zh\">\u982d<\/span><span class=\"py\">t\u00f3u<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"lang-zh-CN\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:10px;\">\n          <span class=\"zh\">\u5934<\/span><span class=\"py\">tou<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"suffix-role\">To mark a word as a noun<\/p>\n      <ul class=\"suffix-examples\">\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9945\u982d<\/span><rt>m\u00e1nt\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9992\u5934<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ntou<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">Chinese steamed bun<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u78da\u982d<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101nt\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7816\u5934<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101ntou<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">brick<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u92e4\u982d<\/span><rt>ch\u00fat\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9504\u5934<\/span><rt>ch\u00fatou<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">pickaxe<\/span><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"suffix-card\">\n      <div class=\"suffix-head\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:10px;\">\n        <span class=\"zh\">\u8001<\/span>\n        <span class=\"py\">l\u01ceo<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"suffix-role\">To mark a word as a noun<\/p>\n      <ul class=\"suffix-examples\">\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u95c6<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u677f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">boss<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">teacher<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u864e<\/span><rt>l\u01ceoh\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u864e<\/span><rt>l\u01ceoh\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">tiger<\/span><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"suffix-card\">\n      <div class=\"suffix-head\" style=\"flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px 24px;\">\n        <div style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:10px;\">\n          <span class=\"zh\">\u8005<\/span><span class=\"py\">zh\u011b<\/span><span style=\"color:var(--ink-soft); font-size:15px;\">,<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:10px;\">\n          <span class=\"zh\">\u5bb6<\/span><span class=\"py\">ji\u0101<\/span><span style=\"color:var(--ink-soft); font-size:15px;\">, or<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \u7e41\u9ad4\u7248 -->\n        <div class=\"lang-zh-TW\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:10px;\">\n          <span class=\"zh\">\u54e1<\/span><span class=\"py\">yu\u00e1n<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \u7c21\u9ad4\u7248 -->\n        <div class=\"lang-zh-CN\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:baseline; gap:10px;\">\n          <span class=\"zh\">\u5458<\/span><span class=\"py\">yu\u00e1n<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"suffix-role\">To mark a word as an occupation<\/p>\n      <ul class=\"suffix-examples\">\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u8005<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2zh\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u8005<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2zh\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">author<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8a18\u8005<\/span><rt>j\u00eczh\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bb0\u8005<\/span><rt>j\u00eczh\u011b<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">journalist<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u756b\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u753b\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">painter<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u653f\u6cbb\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngzh\u00ecji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u653f\u6cbb\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngzh\u00ecji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">politician<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u904b\u52d5\u54e1<\/span><rt>y\u00f9nd\u00f2ngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd0\u52a8\u5458<\/span><rt>y\u00f9nd\u00f2ngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">athlete<\/span><\/li>\n        <li><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6d88\u9632\u54e1<\/span><rt>xi\u0101of\u00e1ngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6d88\u9632\u5458<\/span><rt>xi\u0101of\u00e1ngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"gloss\">firefighter<\/span><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  \n\n<\/article>\n\n<script>\n\/*\n  Applies the site's lang_zh-TW cookie on page load (see lang-selector\n  widget) directly to this post's .lang-zh-TW \/ .lang-zh-CN elements,\n  since the widget's own \"on load\" handler only updates its menu\n  pointers, not the actual display. 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