melancholy; gloomy; depressed
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
melancholy; gloomy; depressed
literaryDescribes a state of deep, persistent sadness or gloominess. More literary than everyday terms like 难过.
Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
shī失
yè业
le了
，
shén神
qíng情
xiǎn显
de得
hěn很
yōu忧
yù郁
。
He lost his job recently and looks very melancholy.
Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
yōu忧
yù郁
de的
fēn氛
wéi围
。
This movie is filled with a gloomy atmosphere.
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Bú不
yào要
wèi为
guò过
qù去
de的
shì事
rú如
cǐ此
yōu忧
yù郁
。
Don't be so depressed about things in the past.
Tā她
tán弹
zòu奏
le了
yī一
shǒu首
yōu忧
yù郁
de的
qǔ曲
zi子
。
She played a melancholic tune.