抑郁症 yìyùzhèng clinical depression
How to remember 抑郁症: 抑 to curb + 郁 melancholy + 症 ailment = clinical depression.
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How it is used
- Clinical depression as a diagnosed condition - 患抑郁症 (huàn yìyùzhèng) suffer from depression.
- The 症 (zhèng, disorder) marks it as the medical illness, distinct from merely feeling 抑郁 (down).