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忧郁 (yōu yù): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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忧郁 (yōu yù): Melancholy (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

忧郁 consists of 2 characters.

worry, sorrow, anxiety

luxuriant, fragrant; melancholy

How to Use 忧郁 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 忧郁 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith起来

yōu忧

yù郁

qǐ起

lái来

neutralSpoken

become melancholy

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

yōu忧

yù郁

Adjective + Nounwith眼神

yōu忧

yù郁

de的

yǎn眼

shén神

Verb + Objectwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

yōu忧

yù郁

Example Sentences with 忧郁

tā他

jīn今

tiān天

hěn很

yōu忧

yù郁

。

neutral

very melancholy

neutral

melancholy eyes

neutral

feel melancholy

He is very melancholy today.

Tā他

zuì最

jìn近

xīn心

qíng情

yōu忧

yù郁

，

hěn很

shǎo少

shuō说

huà话

。

He has been feeling melancholy lately and rarely speaks.

tā他

zuì最

jìn近

zǒng总

shì是

chén沉

mò默

guǎ寡

yán言

，

yǎn眼

shén神

lǐ里

tòu透

zhe着

yì一

sī丝

yōu忧

yù郁

。

He has been quiet lately, with a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

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zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

jiē揭

shì示

le了

jīng经

jì济

shuāi衰

tuì退

gěi给

shè社

huì会

dài带

lái来

de的

pǔ普

biàn遍

yōu忧

yù郁

qíng情

xù绪

。

This report reveals the widespread sense of dejection brought to society by the economic recession.

yǔ雨

tiān天

de的

tiān天

qì气

ràng让

tā她

gǎn感

dào到

yǒu

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

yě也

céng曾

yīn因

wèi未

lái来

de的

bú

jǐn尽

guǎn管

miàn面

lín临

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

，

dàn但

tā他

bìng

dú读

wán完

nà那

běn本

bēi悲

shāng伤

de的

xiǎo小

shuō说

hòu

nà那

fú幅

huà画

yǐ以

shēn深

lán蓝

sè色

diào调

wéi为

zhǔ

有

xiē些

yōu忧

yù郁

。

The rainy weather makes her feel a bit melancholy.

不

què确

dìng定

xìng性

ér而

gǎn感

dào到

yōu忧

yù郁

？

Have you ever felt heavy-hearted due to the uncertainty of the future?

并

wèi未

yīn因

cǐ此

xiàn陷

rù入

cháng长

jiǔ久

de的

yōu忧

yù郁

。

Despite facing challenges, he did not fall into prolonged melancholy because of it.

后

，

tā他

xiàn陷

rù入

le了

shēn深

shēn深

de的

yōu忧

yù郁

zhī之

zhōng中

。

After reading that sad novel, he fell into deep melancholy.

主

，

qiǎo巧

miào妙

dì地

chuán传

dá达

chū出

yì一

zhǒng种

níng宁

jìng静

de的

yōu忧

yù郁

。

That painting, dominated by deep blue tones, skillfully conveys a sense of tranquil melancholy.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 忧郁.

Words with 忧

忧愁yōu chóu
忧虑yōu lǜ
担忧dān yōu
后顾之忧hòu gù zhī yōu
无忧无虑wú yōu wú lǜ

Words with 郁

抑郁yì yù
浓郁nóng yù
郁闷yù mèn
抑郁症yì yù zhèng