统统: Every Item Without Exception in Chinese
统统
统统 is an emphatic scope adverb meaning all of them or entirely without exception. The plural group or list it quantifies must be established before it, and the shared predicate follows. It is stronger and more conversationally forceful than 都, but it cannot join nouns or appear after the completed predicate.
Published July 23, 2026
Reviewed July 23, 2026
01 / PATTERN
See the Structure
MODEL
Plural / Listed Topic + 统统 + Predicate
Read the structure
统统 is an emphatic scope adverb meaning all of them or entirely without exception. The plural group or list it quantifies must be established before it, and the shared predicate follows. It is stronger and more conversationally forceful than 都, but it cannot join nouns or appear after the completed predicate. Keep the model Plural / Listed Topic + 统统 + Predicate visible while you compare each sentence.
这些材料统统没有价值。
All these materials are completely worthless.
Choose the right context
Emphasize that every listed item shares one result. Reject or include an entire established group without exception. Replace neutral 都 when total coverage needs stronger force.
时间、地点和人物，她统统不记得。
She remembers none of the time, place, or people.
Respect the boundary
Do not use 统统 as a conjunction between nouns. Do not place it after the shared predicate. Do not use it when no plural, collective, or enumerated set is available.
这些材料没有价值统统。
(These materials have no value all.)
Repair the pattern
统统 follows the predicate it scopes over: 统统 takes scope over the following predicate and must precede 没有价值. 统统 is incorrectly used to coordinate nouns: 和 coordinates 时间 and 地点; 统统 then quantifies the combined set before the predicate.
这些材料统统没有价值。
Use the repaired structure without changing the intended meaning.
02 / MAP
Read the Sentence
Read from left to right and notice the job performed by each part. The labels describe this example; they are not a rule that every Chinese sentence must copy.
这些材料统统没有价值。
All these materials are completely worthless.
这些
Plural / Listed Topic
This part occupies the Plural / Listed Topic position in the model pattern.
材料
统统
This part occupies the 统统 position in the model pattern.
统统
Predicate
This part occupies the Predicate position in the model pattern.
没有
Plural / Listed Topic
This part occupies the Plural / Listed Topic position in the model pattern.
价值
统统
This part occupies the 统统 position in the model pattern.
03 / EXAMPLES
Examples You Can Reuse
Keep the structure stable while changing the people, objects, times, or conditions. Pinyin is shown as reading support; use the Chinese sentence and translation to confirm the grammar relationship.
这些材料统统没有价值。
All these materials are completely worthless.
时间、地点和人物，她统统不记得。
She remembers none of the time, place, or people.
桌上的文件我统统检查过了。
I have checked every document on the desk.
04 / LIMITS
When to Use It — and When Not To
Use it when
- Emphasize that every listed item shares one result.
- Reject or include an entire established group without exception.
- Replace neutral 都 when total coverage needs stronger force.
Do not use it when
- Do not use 统统 as a conjunction between nouns.
- Do not place it after the shared predicate.
- Do not use it when no plural, collective, or enumerated set is available.
05 / REPAIR
Compare Right and Wrong
Compare the smallest meaningful change. Each explanation identifies a placement, scope, form, or clause relationship instead of treating the whole sentence as one undifferentiated mistake.
这些材料没有价值统统。
这些材料统统没有价值。
统统 follows the predicate it scopes over
统统 takes scope over the following predicate and must precede 没有价值.
时间统统地点她都不记得。
时间和地点她统统不记得。
统统 is incorrectly used to coordinate nouns
和 coordinates 时间 and 地点; 统统 then quantifies the combined set before the predicate.
这些材料没有价值统统。
统统 takes scope over the following predicate and must precede 没有价值.
时间统统地点她都不记得。
和 coordinates 时间 and 地点; 统统 then quantifies the combined set before the predicate.
06 / PRACTICE
Practice the Grammar Point
Complete three short tasks in order: judge the pattern, repair a common error, and build the sentence. Feedback is fixed and reviewed, so these activities do not use a checker allowance.
1. Judge the sentence
2. Choose the correction
3. Build the sentence
Build a complete sentence with 统统.
07 / APPLY
Apply It in Your Sentence
Write one original sentence with 统统. Your draft moves to the checker through this browser session, selects this grammar point as the first review focus, and waits for you to submit.
08 / QUESTIONS
统统: Every Item Without Exception Questions
How is 统统 different from 都?
Both express total scope, but 统统 is more emphatic and foregrounds the absence of exceptions.
What must come before 统统?
A plural group, list, or contextually recoverable set must be available for it to quantify.
09 / SOURCES
Sources and Review Notes
These references support different parts of the lesson. GF0025-2021 supports level placement only; professional grammar works support the explanation, limits, examples, and cross-checks. Their inclusion does not imply endorsement.
Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese Language Education (GF0025-2021)
Ministry of Education and State Language Commission · Ministry of Education of the PRC · 2021
Locator: GF0025-2021 Appendix A, combined Levels 7–9 item 【七—九014】, 范围副词：统统 (printed p. 238; PDF page 244)
Supports placement in the official combined Levels 7-9 band; the exact site level remains an internal difficulty label; it does not independently establish the usage explanation.
Official sourceA Reference Grammar of Chinese
Huang, Shi and Li · Cambridge University Press · 2022
Locator: Chapter 6, §6.3, adverbs of scope, pages 143–144; full text body opened
Explains that totality adverbs immediately precede the shared predicate and scope over a previously established set.
Official source10 / CONTINUE
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