心凉

心涼
xīnliáng
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 disheartened
  2. 2 to feel one's heart turn cold
  3. 3 disappointed

Examples

HSK 3
Tīngdào tā de huà, wǒ yíxiàzi xīnliáng le.
Hearing what he said, my heart immediately went cold.
HSK 4
Kàndào zhè zhǒng fúwù tàidu, gùkè dōu xīnliáng le yíbàn.
Seeing this kind of service attitude, customers are already half disheartened.
HSK 5
Bèi zuìhǎo de péngyou piàn le, zhēn ràng rén xīnliáng.
Being deceived by your best friend really leaves you disheartened.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

心 xīn
凉 liáng