忧郁
yōuyù
adjectiveHSK 7-9
“Sullen” in Chinese is 忧郁 (yōuyù).
Meaning
- sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
Example
因为他有忧郁症，所以不管你说什么他都会被无罪释放。
It doesn’t matter what you say, he’ll be acquitted because of depression.
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
Characters
More HSK 7-9 words
仁慈réncíbenevolentHSK 7-9打捞dǎlāoto salvageHSK 7-9予以yǔyǐto giveHSK 7-9权衡quánhéngto considerHSK 7-9呼唤hūhuànto call out (a name etc)HSK 7-9指引zhǐyǐnto guideHSK 7-9难得一见nándé yī jiànrarely seenHSK 7-9叫板jiàobǎnto signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)HSK 7-9录制lùzhìto record (video or audio)HSK 7-9躲避duǒbìto hideHSK 7-9
Not to be confused with: 犹豫 (yóuyù, to hesitate) · 由于 (yóuyú, due to)