他妈的 - Mandarin word #291

他妈的

tāmāde

Traditional: 他媽的

HSK 4

#291 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

damn it, bloody hell (vulgar)

Stroke order

他

妈

的

，霉méi！

Damn it, what bad luck!

，！

Bloody hell, it's too hard!

骂mà句jù。

He cursed with that expletive.

，雨yǔ！

Bloody hell, it is raining again!

，。

Damn it, I forgot to bring the keys.

他妈的 (tā mā de) means damn it, bloody hell (vulgar). It is used as a interjection in everyday Mandarin speech.

打

to hit, to beat, to make a call

嗯

hmm, uh-huh (affirmation)

杀

to kill, to murder

死

to die, dead

为

hello (on phone), hey

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 6.