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抑郁

抑郁 (yì yù): Depressed / Melancholic (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

抑郁 consists of 2 characters.

to restrain, press down, or suppress

luxuriant, fragrant; melancholy

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Pinyinyì yù

MeaningDepressed / Melancholic

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word抑郁

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Words with 郁

忧郁yōu yùHSK 6
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3.

How to Use 抑郁 in Sentences

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

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

yì抑

yù郁

neutral

very depressed

Subject + Predicatewith情绪

qíng情

xù绪

yì抑

yù郁

Verb + Objectwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

yì抑

yù郁

Noun + Suffixwith症

yì抑

yù郁

zhèng症

formal

depression (illness)

4.

Example Sentences with 抑郁

tā他

zuì最

jìn近

hěn很

yì抑

yù郁

。

neutral

depressed mood

neutral

feel depressed

He has been very depressed recently.

tā他

yīn因

cháng长

qī期

shī失

mián眠

ér而

xiàn陷

rù入

qīng轻

dù度

yì抑

yù郁

zhuàng状

tài态

。

He fell into a state of mild depression due to long-term insomnia.

nǐ你

zuì最

jìn近

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

qíng情

xù绪

dī低

luò落

，

shì是

bu不

shì是

yǒu有

xiē些

yì抑

yù郁

？

You seem to be in low spirits lately; are you feeling a bit depressed?

shī失

yè业

hòu后

，

tā她

gǎn感

dào到

yǒu有

xiē些

yì抑

yù郁

。

After losing her job, she felt somewhat depressed.

tā她

bìng并

wèi未

yīn因

nà那

cì次

shī失

bài败

ér而

biàn变

de得

yì抑

yù郁

，

fǎn反

ér而

gèng更

jiā加

jiān坚

qiáng强

。

She did not become depressed because of that failure; instead, she became even stronger.

zài在

yī医

shēng生

de的

bāng帮

zhù助

xià下

，

tā他

zhú逐

jiàn渐

zǒu走

chū出

le了

yì抑

yù郁

de的

yīn阴

yǐng影

。

With the help of a doctor, he gradually emerged from the shadow of depression.

cháng长

qī期

de的

yā压

lì力

kě可

néng能

dǎo导

zhì致

yì抑

yù郁

qíng情

xù绪

。

Long-term stress can lead to depressive feelings.

suī虽

rán然

huán环

jìng境

yā压

yì抑

，

dàn但

tā他

nǔ努

lì力

tiáo调

zhěng整

xīn心

tài态

yǐ以

bì避

miǎn免

yì抑

yù郁

。

Although the environment is oppressive, he strives to adjust his mindset to avoid depression.