雪上加霜xuě shàng jiā shuāng
HSK Level 6HSK Level 7-93.0
snow plus frost; one disaster after another

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霜 stroke order svg

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Character Breakdown

雪上加霜 consists of 4 characters.
xuě
雪
snow
shàng
上
above, on top, upward, higher position
jiā
加
to add, to increase, to put in
shuāng
霜
frost; white frost that forms on cold surfaces

How to Use 雪上加霜 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 雪上加霜 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object (Idiom)with情况
ràng让
qíng情
kuàng况
xuě雪
shàng上
jiā加
shuāng霜
neutral
make the situation worse
Adverb + Idiomwith真是
zhēn真
shì是
xuě雪
shàng上
jiā加
shuāng霜
neutral
truly adding frost to snow
Adverb + Verb + Idiomwith无疑
wú无
yí疑
shì是
xuě雪
shàng上
jiā加
shuāng霜
formalWritten
undoubtedly adding frost to snow
Idiom + Nounwith打击
xuě雪
shàng上
jiā加
shuāng霜
de的
dǎ打
jī击
formalWritten
a crushing blow that adds frost to snow

Example Sentences with 雪上加霜

tā他
diū丢
le了
qián钱
bāo包
，
xuě雪
shàng上
jiā加
shuāng霜
de的
shì是
，
shǒu手
jī机
yě也
huài坏
le了
。
He lost his wallet, and to make matters worse, his phone broke.
tā他
gāng刚
shī失
liàn恋
，
xuě雪
shàng上
jiā加
shuāng霜
de的
shì是
，
yòu又
shōu收
dào到
le了
gōng公
sī司
de的
cái裁
yuán员
tōng通
zhī知
。
He just went through a breakup, and to make matters worse, he received a layoff notice from the company.
jīng经
jì济
shuāi衰
tuì退
qī期
jiān间
，
mào贸
yì易
zhàn战
wú无
yí疑
shì是
xuě雪
shàng上
jiā加
shuāng霜
。
During the economic recession, the trade war is undoubtedly adding insult to injury.
gōng公
sī司
yè业
jì绩
xià下
huá滑
，
xuě雪
shàng上
jiā加
shuāng霜
de的
shì是
，
zhǔ主
yào要
kè客
hù户
yòu又
qǔ取
xiāo消
le了
dìng订
dān单
。
The company's performance declined, and to add insult to injury, a major client canceled their order.
xiàng项
mù目
yán延
qī期
yǐ已
jīng经
gòu够
zāo糟
le了
，
nán难
dào道
yù预
suàn算
xuē削
jiǎn减
bú不
shì是
xuě雪
shàng上
jiā加
shuāng霜
ma吗
？
The project delay is bad enough; isn't the budget cut just adding fuel to the fire?
suī虽
rán然
zāo遭
yù遇
cuò挫
zhé折
，
dàn但
zhè这
cì次
shī失
bài败
bìng并
wèi未
xuě雪
shàng上
jiā加
shuāng霜
。
Although we encountered setbacks, this failure did not make things worse.
tā她
gāng刚
shī失
yè业
，
xuě雪
shàng上
jiā加
shuāng霜
de的
shì是
，
jiā家
lǐ里
yòu又
yù遇
dào到
le了
jǐn紧
jí急
qíng情
kuàng况
xū需
yào要
qián钱
。
She just lost her job, and to compound the problem, her family encountered an emergency that required money.
yì疫
qíng情
dǎo导
zhì致
shōu收
rù入
ruì锐
jiǎn减
，
ér而
tū突
fā发
de的
yī医
liáo疗
kāi开
zhī支
gèng更
shì是
xuě雪
shàng上
jiā加
shuāng霜
。
The pandemic caused a sharp drop in income, and the sudden medical expenses made the situation even more dire.