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压抑 yāyì

压抑 yāyì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 压抑 yāyì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yāyì | ya1 yi4
English translation
to constrain or repress emotions
oppressive
stifling
depressing
repression

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Traditional form

壓抑

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 压抑 yāyì

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

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

Positional decomposition

hǎn 土丶

Number of Strokes

6

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and Yìn represents the sound. Originally written as Yìn or .

Phonetic compound

áng

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌卬

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 压抑 yāyì

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男孩 nán hái yīn jiǎo bèi rén 讥笑 jīxiào , biàn 羞怯 xiū qiè ér 压抑 yāyì .

Having been laughed at for his lameness, the boy became shy and inhibited.

压抑 yāyì zhù 想要 xiǎng yào 抓住 zhuā zhù 艾薇摇晃 yáo huàng de 冲动 chōngdòng

He stifled his temptation to take hold of Ivy and shake her.

父母 fù mǔ 两个姐妹 jiě mèi 生活 shēnghuó zài 一起 yīqǐ ràng 感到 gǎn dào hěn 压抑 yāyì

Life at home with her parents and two sisters was stifling.

dāng 我们 wǒmen 感到 gǎn dào 愤怒 fènnù shí 压抑 yāyì 这种 zhè zhǒng 情绪 qíngxù 反而 fǎnér huì 觉得 juéde 内疚 nèi jiù

When we feel anger, we bury the emotion and feel guilty instead.

母亲 mǔqīn 压抑 yāyì 自己 zìjǐ de 情感 qíng gǎn huì 产生 chǎnshēng 问题 wèntí

A mother's suppression of her own feelings can cause problems.

压抑 yāyì Decomposition

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压抑 yāyì Compounds

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