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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

压抑

yāyì

In Mandarin Chinese, 压抑 (yāyì) means “to repress (emotions); oppressive”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. to repress (emotions)
  2. oppressive

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Examples

  • 他一直在压抑自己的悲伤。
    Tā yīzhí zài yāyì zìjǐ de bēishāng.
    He has been repressing his sadness all along.

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