雪上加霜
xuě shàng jiā shuāng
add frost to snow (make things worse)
HSK 4
Characters in This Word
雪
上
加
霜
Definitions
ENadd frost to snow (make things worse)
中雪上加霜
日泣きっ面に蜂
한설상가상
Example Sentences
失业后又生病了，真是雪上加霜。
Shīyè hòu yòu shēng bìng le, zhēn shì xuě shàng jiā shuāng.
Getting sick after losing a job, adding insult to injury.
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What does 雪上加霜 mean in Chinese?+
雪上加霜 (xuě shàng jiā shuāng) means "add frost to snow (make things worse)" in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 雪上加霜?+
雪上加霜 is pronounced "xuě shàng jiā shuāng" in standard Mandarin Chinese.
What HSK level is 雪上加霜?+
雪上加霜 is an HSK 4 vocabulary word.
What characters make up 雪上加霜?+
雪上加霜 is composed of the characters: 雪, 上, 加, 霜.