压抑 yāyì▶ oprimir; dominar

Stroke order

压抑 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 压 — 6 strokes
• 抑 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. to constrain or repress emotions
2. oppressive
3. stifling
4. depressing
5. repression

Related words

• 压制Suprimir
• 压榨prensa
• 压缩comprimir
• 压迫Opresión
• 气压presión
• 血压presión arterial

压抑 is pronounced yāyì and means “oprimir; dominar”. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 压抑 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.