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雪上加霜
雪上加霜 in English: to make matters even worse; to add insult to injury
xuě shàng jiā shuāng
(idiom) to make matters even worse; to add insult to injury
How to pronounce 雪上加霜
xuě shàng jiā shuāng (without tone marks: xue shang jia shuang). xuě is a third (low, dipping) tone; shàng is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; jiā is a first (high, level) tone; shuāng is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 雪上加霜
雪 xuě
snow; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)
snow; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)
上 shàng
加 jiā
to add; (math.) plus; to increase; to augment
to add; (math.) plus; to increase; to augment
霜 shuāng
frost; white powder or cream spread over a surface; frosting
frost; white powder or cream spread over a surface; frosting
Related words
| 上 | shàng | on; above | HSK 1 |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning | HSK 1 |
| 雪 | xuě | snow | HSK 2 |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work; to be on duty | HSK 2 |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening; night | HSK 2 |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning | HSK 2 |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once; right away | HSK 3 |
| 上网 | shàng wǎng | to go online; to connect to the Internet | HSK 3 |
| 参加 | cān jiā | to participate; to take part | HSK 3 |
| 加班 | jiā bān | to work overtime | HSK 4 |