抑
郁

Depressed in Chinese: 抑郁 (yì yù)

yì yù

depressed

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

Definitions

  1. 1depressed; despondent; gloomy

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抑
郁

Zhuyin

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ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄩˋ

yù

ㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

抑郁

Simplified

抑鬱

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 失业以后他一直很抑郁。

    shī yè yǐ hòu tā yì zhí hěn yì yù。

    He has been depressed ever since he lost his job.

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Related words

浓郁

nóng yù

rich

压抑

yā yì

to constrain or repress emotions

抑制

yì zhì

to inhibit

忧郁

yōu yù

sullen

抑郁症

yì yù zhèng

clinical depression

抑扬顿挫

yì yáng dùn cuò

see 顿挫抑扬

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