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title: "Yayi Meaning: 压抑 (yāyì) Means “to suppress”"
description: "压抑 (traditional 壓抑, yāyì) means “to suppress; to repress”. Hear its tones, see what 压 and 抑 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yayi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 压抑 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

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.

[More about 压抑](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8E%8B%E6%8A%91)

## More words with 压 or 抑

- [高血压 gāoxuèyā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoxueya)
- [高压 gāoyā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoya)
- [挤压 jǐyā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiya)
- [血压 xuèyā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xueya)
- [压力 yālì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yali)
- [压迫 yāpò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yapo)
- [压缩 yāsuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yasuo)
- [压制 yāzhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yazhi)
- [抑郁 yìyù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yiyu)
- [抑郁症 yìyùzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yiyuzheng)

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