<p>I am native speaker of Chinese. I guess "oh, no", "gosh", or "too bad" are OK.</p>

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zsf222
<p>"Damn!"</p>

<p>"Hell!"</p>

<p>"Crap!"</p>

<p>These are pretty colloquial.</p>

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Mou某
<p>What about:</p>
<ul>
<li>&quot;Shoot!&quot;
<ul>
<li>&quot;Shoot; it's raining.&quot;</li>
<li>&quot;Shoot; I forgot to bring my phone.&quot;</li>
<li>&quot;Shoot; I'm late.&quot;</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>&quot;Darn.&quot;
<ul>
<li>&quot;Darn, it's raining.&quot;</li>
<li>&quot;Darn! I forgot to bring my phone.&quot;</li>
<li>&quot;Darn; I'm late.&quot;</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>&quot;Oh no.&quot;
<ul>
<li>&quot;Oh no, it's raining.&quot;</li>
<li>&quot;Oh no. I forgot to bring my phone.&quot;</li>
<li>&quot;Oh no; I'm late.&quot;</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>To emphasize that &quot;astonishing strike,&quot; perhaps something like</p>
<blockquote>
<p>&quot;Shoot, shoot, shoot! Darn it! I forgot to bring my phone!&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;坏了，坏了！忘带手机了！&quot;</p>
</blockquote>

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Thanks. I've also found *"Oh snap!"*, but don't know how widely it is used. Also, I've heard saying *"Oh bummer!"* (hope I've picked the correct word).
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Kye W Shi
<p>In Chinese there is a 感叹词："坏了", means something went unexpected wrong. Example:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>坏了，下雨了<br>
  坏了，手机忘带了<br>
  坏了，迟到了</p>
</blockquote>

<p>What are the common English expressions that can express that "astonishing strike"?</p>

<p><strong>UPDATE:</strong> Thanks everyone for your answer. To foster participation, I'll make my pick a week later.</p>

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What's the English expression that means 感叹词："坏了"
# What's the English expression that means 感叹词："坏了"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-05-09)

In Chinese there is a 感叹词："坏了", means something went unexpected wrong. Example:

> 坏了，下雨了  
> 坏了，手机忘带了  
> 坏了，迟到了

What are the common English expressions that can express that "astonishing strike"?

**UPDATE:** Thanks everyone for your answer. To foster participation, I'll make my pick a week later.

**Tags:** word-choice, meaning, word-requests, phrase, equivalent-phrase


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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2014-05-09. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

What about:

* "Shoot!"
  + "Shoot; it's raining."
  + "Shoot; I forgot to bring my phone."
  + "Shoot; I'm late."
* "Darn."
  + "Darn, it's raining."
  + "Darn! I forgot to bring my phone."
  + "Darn; I'm late."
* "Oh no."
  + "Oh no, it's raining."
  + "Oh no. I forgot to bring my phone."
  + "Oh no; I'm late."

To emphasize that "astonishing strike," perhaps something like

> "Shoot, shoot, shoot! Darn it! I forgot to bring my phone!"
>
> "坏了，坏了！忘带手机了！"

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks. I've also found *"Oh snap!"*, but don't know how widely it is used. Also, I've heard saying *"Oh bummer!"* (hope I've picked the correct word).  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-05-09. Score: 2

I am native speaker of Chinese. I guess "oh, no", "gosh", or "too bad" are OK.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-05-09. Score: 1

"Damn!"

"Hell!"

"Crap!"

These are pretty colloquial.


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