Chinese word

统统

Pronunciation

Pinyintǒng tǒng

Meaning

  • adverball

Example

把垃圾统统扔掉吧。bǎ lā jī tóng tǒng rēng diào ba

Throw all the trash away.

Illustration for 统统 (all)

More examples

这些文件我统统扔掉了。zhè xiē wén jiàn wǒ tóng tǒng rēng diào le

I threw all these documents away.

Core concept

A wide net that takes in the entire set, with nothing left outside.

Common phrases

  • 统统扔掉tóng tǒng rēng diào

    throw everything away

  • 统统忘记tóng tǒng wàng jì

    forget everything

  • 统统买下tóng tǒng mǎi xià

    buy everything up

Similar words

都dōu: Means all of several people or things without adding special emphasis.
全都quán dōu: Means every one of the people or things concerned, with extra emphasis on completeness.
一概yí gài: Lumps all cases together and gives them the same treatment regardless of differences.
一律yí lǜ: Sets one identical standard for all people or things, with no exceptions allowed.

Definition in Chinese

表示全部、没有例外地包含或处理，多用于口语的副词。biǎo shì quán bù méi yǒu lì wài dì bāo hán huò chú lǐ duō yòng yú kóu yǔ de fù cí

Word origin

统统 (tǒngtǒng, "all") repeats 统 (tǒng, "bring together") to turn its idea of one complete whole into an emphatic adverbial expression.

Usage tips

  • Because it leaves no exceptions, this word can make a request or command sound blunt rather than gently phrased.

Opposites

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