抑

yì

verb #19,174

Meanings

1 to restrain
2 to suppress
3 to keep down
4 or (conjunction, literary)

Characters

to suppress; to restrain

Examples

他强忍着，抑制住了泪水。

Tā qiáng rěn zhe, yìzhì zhù le lèishuǐ.

He held back hard, suppressing his tears.

抑郁症是一种常见的心理疾病。

Yìyùzhèng shì yī zhǒng chángjiàn de xīnlǐ jíbìng.

Depression is a common mental illness.

Tips

usage

Key compounds: 抑制 (yìzhì, to inhibit/suppress), 抑郁 (yìyù, depressed), 压抑 (yāyì, repressed/oppressive). The literary conjunction use 'or' is archaic.

Stroke Order

抑 yì