# 抑郁 (yìyù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 抑郁 (yìyù) means “depressed; gloomy; despondent”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: depressed; gloomy; despondent
- Pinyin: yìyù (yi4 yu4)
- Traditional: 抑鬱
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他最近情绪有点抑郁。
  Tā zuìjìn qíngxù yǒudiǎn yìyù.
  His mood has been a bit depressed lately.

## Characters

- 抑 (yì): to restrain; to restrict
- 郁 (yù): strongly fragrant; (of vegetation) lush; luxuriant

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-yu-depressed/

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