How to Say ‘damn it’ in Simplified Chinese
真该死
zhēn gāi sǐ
[jen guy-srr]
💬 Usage Tip: [真] before an adjective or comment often means "really" or "so": [真烦], [真奇怪], [真该死]. It's a handy way to add emotion without changing the basic sentence pattern.
Phrase Breakdown
真
zhēn
[jen]
really; truly
An adverb meaning 'really' or 'truly.' It strengthens the emotion of the phrase.
真该死，我把钱包忘在家里了。
Damn it, I left my wallet at home.
该死
gāi sǐ
[guy-srr]
damn
A curse meaning 'damn.' Here it is intensified by 真 to sound stronger.
这天气真该死，出门就下雨。
This damn weather is awful; it started raining as soon as I went out.
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