# 忧郁 (yōuyù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 忧郁 (yōuyù) means “melancholy; depressed”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: melancholy; depressed
- Pinyin: yōuyù (you1 yu4)
- Traditional: 憂鬱
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 阴雨天气总让他觉得有些忧郁。
  Yīnyǔ tiānqì zǒng ràng tā juéde yǒuxiē yōuyù.
  Rainy weather always makes him feel a bit melancholy.

## Characters

- 忧 (yōu): to worry; to concern oneself with
- 郁 (yù): strongly fragrant; (of vegetation) lush; luxuriant

https://hanziro.com/word/you-yu-melancholy/

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