抑郁 meaning in English

yìyù

depressed; despondent; gloomy

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 抑鬱15 strokes

Meaning of 抑郁

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yìyù
  1. depressed; despondent; gloomy

抑郁 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā抑yì郁yù了le。
She's in a depression.
她tā有yǒu时shí变biàn得de心xīn情qíng抑yì郁yù。
She sometimes goes into a mood of depression.

Stroke order for each character

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抑 yì · to curb · 7 strokes

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郁 yù · melancholy · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 抑郁.

忧郁yōuyùsullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
压抑yāyìto constrain or repress emotions; oppressive
抑制yìzhìto inhibit; to keep down
抑郁症yìyùzhèngclinical depression
浓郁nóngyùrich; strong
抑扬顿挫yìyáng-dùncuòsee 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]
郁闷yùmèngloomy; depressed
抑或yìhuòor; could it be that...?
郁金香yùjīnxiāngtulip
阴郁yīnyù(of skies or one's mood) gloomy
忧郁症yōuyùzhèng(psychology) depression

Questions about 抑郁

What does 抑郁 mean?

抑郁 (yìyù) means "depressed; despondent; gloomy" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 抑郁?

抑郁 is made of 2 characters: 抑 (7 strokes), 郁 (8 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 抑郁 an HSK word?

Yes. 抑郁 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 抑郁 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 抑郁 is written 抑鬱.