躁郁 (zàoyù): bipolar disorder

Meanings

Tā bèi zhěnduàn chū huàn yǒu zàoyù zhèng.

He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Zàoyù zhèng xūyào chángqī fúyào hé xīnlǐ zhìliáo.

Bipolar disorder requires long-term medication and therapy.

Hěn duō yìshùjiā dōu yǒu zàoyù qīngxiàng.

Many artists show bipolar tendencies.

usage

Usually appears as 躁郁症 (the disorder). Also called 双相情感障碍 in clinical contexts. 躁 = manic episodes, 郁 = depressive episodes.

躁 zào

郁 yù