Chinese words · HSK 7–9

抑郁

yìyùTraditional 抑鬱

depressed; gloomy; depression (as in 抑郁症)

Every meaning

yìyù

  1. depression (as in 抑郁症)
  2. depressed; gloomy

Its characters

  • 抑yìto repress; to restrain (as in 抑制)
  • 郁yùgloomy; depressed (as in 忧郁)

Words with 抑

Words with 郁

Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).