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心灰意冷

xīnhuīyìlěng
idiom #29,802

Meanings

  1. 1 discouraged
  2. 2 downhearted
  3. 3 to lose heart
  4. 4 to feel cold and grey inside

Examples

屡次失败让他心灰意冷。
Lǚcì shībài ràng tā xīnhuī yìlěng.
Repeated failures left him completely discouraged.
她对这段感情心灰意冷，决定离开。
Tā duì zhè duàn gǎnqíng xīnhuī yìlěng, juédìng líkāi.
She became disillusioned with the relationship and decided to leave.

Tips

memory
灰 means ash (grey, cold) and 冷 means cold. When your heart turns to ash and your will goes cold — that is 心灰意冷. The temperature metaphor is powerful.

Stroke Order

心 xīn
灰 huī
意 yì
冷 lěng