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雪上加霜
xuě shàng jiā shuāng
to make matters worse
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What does 雪上加霜 mean?
雪上加霜 (pinyin: xuě shàng jiā shuāng) means to make matters worse. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 雪上加霜
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 雪 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 上 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 加
The characters of 雪上加霜
| 雪 | Xuě | snow (HSK 2) |
| 上 | shǎng | on/up (HSK 1) |
| 加 | jiā | component character |
| 霜 | shuāng | component character |
Related HSK 6 words
| 应邀 | yìng yāo | by invitation |
| 感慨 | gǎn kǎi | deep emotion, heartfelt feeling |
| 家喻户晓 | jiā yù hù xiǎo | known to everyone |
| 弊端 | bì duān | disadvantage, drawback |
| 夹杂 | jiā zá | mix in, intersperse |
| 滔滔不绝 | tāo tāo bù jué | talk endlessly, speak without pause |
| 无可奈何 | wú kě nài hé | helpless, unable to do anything |
| 实事求是 | shí shì qiú shì | practical, realistic |
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