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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 抑郁

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
抑郁 yì yù - depressed; despondent; gloomy

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 6,157 10,453 7,401

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to restrain
- to restrict
- to keep down
- or
- surname Yu
- (bound form) strongly fragrant
- variant of 鬱|郁[yu4]
- old variant of 鬱|郁[yu4]
- surname Yu
- (bound form) (of vegetation) lush; luxuriant
- (bound form) melancholy; depressed

Other Words Containing 抑郁

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
抑郁 - 7 6,157 10,453 7,401
抑郁症 - 8 11,400 15,276 12,815