忧
郁

Sullen in Chinese: 忧郁 (yōu yù)

yōu yù

sullen

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 憂鬱1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected

Stroke order

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忧
郁

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄡ

yōu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄩˋ

yù

ㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

忧郁

Simplified

憂鬱

Traditional

Example sentences

See 忧郁 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他最近总是很忧郁。

    tā zuì jìn zǒng shì hěn yōu yù。

    He has been quite depressed lately.

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Related words

担忧

dān yōu

to worry

浓郁

nóng yù

rich

抑郁

yì yù

depressed

忧愁

yōu chóu

to be worried

忧虑

yōu lǜ

to worry

抑郁症

yì yù zhèng

clinical depression

后顾之忧

hòu gù zhī yōu

fears of trouble in the rear (idiom)

无忧无虑

wú yōu wú lǜ

carefree and without worries (idiom)

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