How to Say ‘Fuck’ in Simplified Chinese
操
cāo
[cào]
💬 Usage Tip: Pronounced (cào), even though dictionaries list the character as (cāo) "to grasp". Written online, it's often disguised as 草 "grass" or 艹 for the same sound.
🇨🇳 In China: One of the crudest words in Chinese. Avoid it entirely around anyone you don't know extremely well.
Phrase Breakdown
操
cāo
[cào]
fuck
Very vulgar exclamation or verb, similar to English 'fuck'.
操,我忘带钥匙了!
Fuck, I forgot my keys!
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