阴郁
yīn yù
Pinyin

Definition

阴郁
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yīn yù
  1. gloomy

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yōu yù
  1. 1 sullen
  2. 2 depressed
  3. 3 melancholy
  4. 4 dejected
Yīn
  1. 1 surname Yin
yīn tiān
  1. 1 cloudy day
  2. 2 overcast sky
yīn yǐng
  1. 1 (lit. and fig.) shadow
yù mèn
  1. 1 gloomy
  2. 2 depressed
guāng yīn
  1. 1 time available
yōu yù zhèng
  1. 1 (psychology) depression
yì yù
  1. 1 depressed
  2. 2 despondent
  3. 3 gloomy
  4. 4 depression
yì yù zhèng
  1. 1 clinical depression
Jiāng yīn
  1. 1 Jiangyin county level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡[Wú xī], Jiangsu
yīn lěng
  1. 1 gloomy and cold
yīn gōng
  1. 1 hidden merits
yīn chā yáng cuò
  1. 1 (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
yīn àn
  1. 1 dim
  2. 2 dark
  3. 3 overcast
  4. 4 darkness
  5. 5 shadow
  6. 6 (fig.) dismal
  7. 7 gloomy
  8. 8 somber
  9. 9 murky
  10. 10 shadowy (side)
yīn àn miàn
  1. 1 the dark side (of society etc)
yīn lì
  1. 1 lunar calendar
yīn sēn
  1. 1 gloomy
  2. 2 sinister
  3. 3 eerie
yīn chén
  1. 1 gloomy
yīn chén chén
  1. 1 dark (weather, mood)
yīn liáng
  1. 1 shady

Idioms (15)

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
  2. 2 Time is precious.
抑郁不平
yì yù bù píng
  1. 1 in a state of depression (idiom)
阴差阳错
yīn chā yáng cuò
  1. 1 (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
阴德必有阳报
yīn dé bì yǒu yáng bào
  1. 1 hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom)
阴沟里翻船
yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán
  1. 1 to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail miserably (where failure was not expected)
阴虚火旺
yīn xū huǒ wàng
  1. 1 an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy (idiom)
阴谋诡计
yīn móu guǐ jì
  1. 1 crafty plots and machinations (idiom)
阴错阳差
yīn cuò yáng chā
  1. 1 (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
阴魂不散
yīn hún bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the influence still lingers on
  3. 3 the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive
阳奉阴违
yáng fèng yīn wéi
  1. 1 outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service
  2. 2 to agree overtly, but oppose in secret
郁郁不乐
yù yù bù lè
  1. 1 discontented (idiom)
郁郁葱葱
yù yù cōng cōng
  1. 1 verdant and lush (idiom)

Sample Sentences

所以啊,你要是想汇报工作,首先要避开雷区,别找他心情阴郁的时候,其次,你上去就得往死里夸他,他情绪好了,你说的话会更容易被采纳。
suǒyǐ ā ,nǐ yào shì xiǎng huìbào gōngzuò ,shǒuxiān yào bìkāi léi qū ,bié zhǎo tā xīnqíng yīnyù de shíhou ,qícì ,nǐ shàng qù jiù děi wǎngsǐlǐ kuā tā ,tā qíngxù hǎo le ,nǐ shuō dehuà huì gèng róngyì bèi cǎinà 。
So... if you want to report your work, you first have to navigate their emotional minefield. You shouldn't go to him when he's in a depressed mood. Secondly, when you do approach him, you'll have to complement him like your life depends on it, then if he gets into a good mood, he'll be likely to adopt whatever you say.