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忧郁 yōuyù

忧郁 yōuyù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 忧郁 yōuyù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yōuyù | you1 yu4
English translation
sullen
depressed
melancholy
dejected

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Traditional form

憂鬱

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 忧郁 yōuyù

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yōu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and Yóu represents the sound. Simplified form of yōu .

Phonetic compound

Yóu

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

忄尤

Number of Strokes

7

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and yǒu represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

yǒu

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

有阝

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 忧郁 yōuyù

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莫里斯 dài zhāo 忧郁 yōuyù de 笑容 xiào róng tān kāi Shuāng shǒu .

Morris extended his empty hands with a melancholy smile.

忧郁 yōuyù de 低下头看着盘子 pánzi

He looked miserably down at his plate.

女孩 nǚ hái shì de 幻觉 huàn jué 是他那忧郁 yōuyù 不安 bùān de 头脑 tóu nǎo 妄想 wàngxiǎng 出来 chū lái de

The girl was a mirage, cast up by his troubled mind.

最初 zuìchū 面对 miànduì 媒体 méitǐ shí 情绪 qíngxù 有点 yǒu diǎn 忧郁 yōuyù

He faced the press, initially, in a somewhat subdued mood.

他们 tā men 碰见 pèng jiàn 独自一人神色 shén sè 忧郁 yōuyù de zǒu zài 海滩 hǎi tān shǎng

They found her walking alone and depressed on the beach.

忧郁 yōuyù Decomposition

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忧郁 yōuyù Compounds

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