抑郁症

抑鬱症

yìyùzhèng

noun HSK 7 #11,400

Meanings

1 depression (clinical)
2 depressive disorder

Characters

depressed; melancholy

disease; condition

Literally 'depression disease' — the clinical medical term.

Examples

抑郁症是一种常见的心理疾病。

Yìyùzhèng shì yì zhǒng chángjiàn de xīnlǐ jíbìng.

Depression is a common mental illness.

她被诊断出抑郁症。

Tā bèi zhěnduàn chū yìyùzhèng.

She was diagnosed with depression.

Tips

culture

Mental health awareness has grown rapidly in China. 抑郁症 was once heavily stigmatized, but younger generations discuss it more openly. The phrase 我抑郁了 (wǒ yìyù le) is now commonly used online, though it can mean anything from genuine clinical depression to just feeling down.

Stroke Order

抑 yì

郁 yù

症 zhèng