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What does 压抑 mean?

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压抑 yāyì

to suppress; to repress

It can also mean

  • oppressive; depressing

Its characters

  1. 压 yā to suppress
  2. 抑 yì to repress

In a sentence

他压抑着心里的怒火。 He held back the anger in his heart.

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