抑郁

yì yù

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

Definitions

1. depressed; despondent; gloomy

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 开朗 kāi lǎng 开朗 kāi lǎng spacious and well-lit 情绪状态相反: spacious and well-lit

Synonyms

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• 沮丧 jǔ sàng 沮丧 jǔ sàng dispirited 表示情绪低落: dispirited
• 消沉 xiāo chén 消沉 xiāo chén depressed 形容意志消沉: depressed

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“症”搭配组成“抑郁症”，指临床上的抑郁症。

Common mistakes

注意“抑”读yì，非yǎng或yī；“郁”读yù，非yǒu。

Example Sentences

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他因为 抑郁 自杀了。

He committed suicide because of depression.

她 抑郁 了。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9958155)

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Words Containing 抑郁

• 抑郁症 抑郁症 yì yù zhèng: clinical depression
• 抑郁不平 抑郁不平 yì yù bù píng: in a state of depression (idiom)
• 抗抑郁药 抗抑郁药 kàng yì yù yào: antidepressant
• 躁狂抑郁症 躁狂抑郁症 zào kuáng yì yù zhèng: manic depression

Child Words of 抑郁

• 抑 抑 yì: to restrain
• 郁 郁 yù: (bound form) strongly fragrant