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抗忧郁药

kàng yōu yù yàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
antidepressant
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-685d3d3d17636517. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

抗憂鬱藥 抗忧郁药 [kang4 you1 yu4 yao4] /antidepressant/

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Other forms in these source records: 抗憂鬱藥

  • 抗
    kàng

    to resist / to fight / to defy / anti-

  • 忧
    yōu

    to worry / to concern oneself with / worried / anxiety / sorrow / (literary) to observe mourning

  • 郁
    yù

    (bound form) strongly fragrant / (bound form) (of vegetation) lush / luxuriant / (bound form) melancholy / depressed

    Yù

    surname Yu

  • 药
    yào

    leaf of the iris / medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL:種|种[zhǒng],服[fù],味[wèi] / to poison

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.