Chinese word

通通

Pronunciation

Pinyintōng tōng

Meaning

  • adverball

Example

这些错误我通通改正了。zhè xiē cuò wù wǒ tōng tōng gǎi zhèng le

I corrected all these mistakes.

Illustration for 通通 (all)

More examples

今天我们的道具都通通不见了。jīn tiān wǒ men de dào jù dōu tōng tōng bú jiàn le

Today all our equipment has disappeared.

Core concept

One broad sweep takes in every person or object, with no remainder.

Common phrases

  • 通通不见tōng tōng bú jiàn

    all disappear

  • 通通迟到tōng tōng chí dào

    all be late

Similar words

都dōu: Marks an action or condition as applying to the group as a whole.
全都quán dōu: Strongly stresses that everything in a particular range is included.
全部quán bù: Includes all the people or things in a complete set as part of an action.
统统tóng tǒng: Sweeps up every member of a group, leaving no exceptions, in informal speech.

Definition in Chinese

表示对人或物件的全面包含或处理，意味着没有例外或剩余，属于口语中常用的程度副词。biǎo shì duì rén huò wù jiàn de quán miàn bāo hán huò chú lǐ yì wèi zhe méi yǒu lì wài huò shèng yú shǔ yú kóu yǔ zhōng cháng yòng de chéng dù fù cí

Word origin

The repeated form of 通 (tōng, "to pass through") turns the idea of reaching across into a strong spoken adverb for complete inclusion.

Usage tips

  • English often places all inside a noun phrase, while this conversational adverb usually stands before the verb that applies to the entire group.

Other meanings

  • everyoneadverb

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