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title: "Yiyu Meaning: 抑郁 (depressed) or 易于 (easy to)?"
description: "抑郁 (traditional 抑鬱, yìyù) means “depressed; gloomy; depression (as in 抑郁症)”. Not the yiyu you heard? See 易于. Hear its tones, see what 抑 and 郁 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yiyu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 抑郁 mean?

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抑郁 yìyù

## depressed; gloomy; depression (as in 抑郁症)

## Its characters

1. 抑 yì to repress
2. 郁 yù gloomy

## In a sentence

他最近心情很抑郁。 He has been feeling very depressed lately.

[More about 抑郁](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8A%91%E9%83%81)

## Other words said yiyu

- [易于yìyúeasy to](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%98%93%E4%BA%8E)

## More words with 抑 or 郁

- [浓郁 nóngyù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nongyu)
- [压抑 yāyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yayi)
- [抑郁症 yìyùzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yiyuzheng)
- [郁闷 yùmèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yumen)

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