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Countable nouns

A common difficulty for the Chinese is nouns: countable, uncountable, plural nouns.

Here, the translator is unaware that both paper and chewing gum are uncountable nouns and the countable version present quite different meanings.

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In Taipei, the fabulous Changkaishek memorial hall is proudly declared to be made of the finest Italian marbles.

 

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