压抑
yāyì
verbHSK 7-9
“To constrain or repress emotions” in Chinese is 压抑 (yāyì).
Meaning
- to constrain or repress emotions
- oppressive
- stifling
Show 2 more meanings
- depressing
- repression
Example
她感到挺压抑的。
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
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