yā yì

Traditional: 壓抑

HSK 7–9

压抑 (yā yì) is a Chinese word meaning “to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling”.

Meanings

  1. 1to constrain or repress emotions
  2. 2oppressive
  3. 3stifling
  4. 4depressing
  5. 5repression
Part of speech
verb

Characters in 压抑

压yā · to press抑yì · to restrain

Related words

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