Definition

Examples

• 他对我说了那样的话，真让人寒心。
  Tā duì wǒ shuō le nàyàng de huà, zhēn ràng rén hán xīn.
  He said such things to me — it's truly disappointing.
• 孩子不争气，父母很寒心。
  Háizi bù zhēngqì, fùmǔ hěn hán xīn.
  The child doesn't live up to expectations, and the parents are bitterly disappointed.
• 努力了这么久却没有结果，怎能不寒心？
  Nǔlì le zhème jiǔ què méiyǒu jiéguǒ, zěn néng bù hán xīn?
  After working so hard with no result, how could one not be bitterly disappointed?