<p>Yes, it’s possible and your example sentence is correct.</p>
<p>Explanation and another example from <a href="https://zh.m.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E9%87%8F%E8%AF%8D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">量词’s wiki page</a>:</p>
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<p>如果上下文允许，名词也可以被省略，而只用数词和分类词。</p>
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<p>问：“多少桶水？”（“桶”是量词）
答：“两桶。”（省略了“水”）</p>
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<p>In English, it would be quite natural to say:
In Chinese schools, there are forty pupils in a class, while in English schools, there are only thirty.
It is not necessary to restate &quot;thirty <em>pupils</em>&quot; at the end, even though that is the meaning.
Is the same possible in Chinese? Would it be correct to say:
在中国学校，一个班有四十名学生，而在英国学校，只有三十名。</p>

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The question reminds me of a thought-provoking sentence, which is also a Chinese meme now. *在我的后园，可以看见墙外有两株树，一株是枣树，还有一株也是枣树。 --Lu Xun, Autumn Night.*
zrsammy
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Is it acceptable to omit the noun when mentioning it for a second time?
# Is it acceptable to omit the noun when mentioning it for a second time?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-11-08)

In English, it would be quite natural to say:
In Chinese schools, there are forty pupils in a class, while in English schools, there are only thirty.
It is not necessary to restate "thirty *pupils*" at the end, even though that is the meaning.
Is the same possible in Chinese? Would it be correct to say:
在中国学校，一个班有四十名学生，而在英国学校，只有三十名。

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The question reminds me of a thought-provoking sentence, which is also a Chinese meme now. *在我的后园，可以看见墙外有两株树，一株是枣树，还有一株也是枣树。 --Lu Xun, Autumn Night.*  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2024-11-08. Score: 2

Yes, it’s possible and your example sentence is correct.

Explanation and another example from [量词’s wiki page](https://zh.m.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E9%87%8F%E8%AF%8D):

> 如果上下文允许，名词也可以被省略，而只用数词和分类词。

> 问：“多少桶水？”（“桶”是量词）
> 答：“两桶。”（省略了“水”）


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