该死 (gāisǐ): damn; damn it

Meanings

Gāisǐ, wǒ wàng le dài yàoshi!

Damn, I forgot to bring my keys!

Zhè gāisǐ de tiānqì!

This damn weather!

usage

该死 literally means 'deserve to die' but is used as a mild curse like English 'damn'. Less vulgar than 他妈的. Can be used as an adjective: 该死的 (damned).

register

Mildly vulgar — acceptable in casual speech but avoid in formal settings. Common in dubbed movies as the translation for 'damn'.

该 gāi

死 sǐ