# 抑郁症 (yìyùzhèng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 抑郁症 (yìyùzhèng) means “clinical depression”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: clinical depression
- Pinyin: yìyùzhèng (yi4 yu4 zheng4)
- Traditional: 抑鬱症
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 抑郁症需要及时接受治疗。
  Yìyùzhèng xūyào jíshí jiēshòu zhìliáo.
  Depression requires timely medical treatment.

## Characters

- 抑 (yì): to restrain; to restrict
- 郁 (yù): strongly fragrant; (of vegetation) lush; luxuriant
- 症 (zhēng): abdominal tumor; bowel obstruction

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-yu-zheng-clinical-depression/

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