心凉

心涼

xīnliáng

adjective

Meanings

Tīngdào tā de huà, wǒ yí xiàzi xīnliáng le.

Hearing what he said, my heart immediately went cold.

Bèi zuì hǎo de péngyou piàn le, zhēn ràng rén xīnliáng.

Being deceived by your best friend really leaves you disheartened.

Kàndào zhè zhǒng fúwù tàidu, gùkè dōu xīnliáng le yíbàn.

Seeing this kind of service attitude, customers are already half disheartened.

memory

Literally 'heart goes cool' — body heat draining away as hope does. Compare the stronger 心寒 (chilled to the heart, closer to bitterness).

心 xīn

凉 liáng