雪上加霜

雪上加霜 xuěshàngjiāshuāng

One disaster on top of another ([idiom] - add frost to snow)

雪上加霜 in a sentence HSK 6 xueshangjiashuang

What 雪上加霜 means

One disaster on top of another ([idiom] - add frost to snow)

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雪上加霜 is written with 4 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

雪

xuě

Snow (bright - avenge)

上

shàng

Above (on - go up - upper - first)

加

jiā

Add (plus - increase)

霜

shuāng

Frost

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How to write 雪上加霜

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雪上加霜 in a sentence

生病又失业，真是雪上加霜。

Shēngbìng yòu shīyè, zhēnshi xuěshàngjiāshuāng.

Falling ill and then losing his job was one blow after another.

这场雨对灾区来说无异于雪上加霜。

Zhè chǎng yǔ duì zāiqū láishuō wú yì yú xuěshàngjiāshuāng.

For the disaster area this rain was one more misfortune on top of another.

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What does 雪上加霜 mean in English?

雪上加霜 is pronounced xuěshàngjiāshuāng and means One disaster on top of another ([idiom] - add frost to snow).

How do you pronounce 雪上加霜?

雪上加霜 is xuěshàngjiāshuāng in pinyin — written xueshangjiashuang without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 雪上加霜?

雪上加霜 is written with 4 characters: 雪 (xuě) Snow (bright - avenge), 上 (shàng) Above (on - go up - upper - first), 加 (jiā) Add (plus - increase), 霜 (shuāng) Frost. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 雪上加霜 an HSK word?

Yes — 雪上加霜 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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