snow plus frost; one disaster after another ()
HSK 6
Traditional
雪上加霜 (unaltered)
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Examples
他的车被偷了，雪上加霜的是，他还丢失了钱包。 tā de chē bèi tōu le, xuě shàng jiā shuāng de shì, tā hái diūshī le qiánbāo. - His car was stolen, to make matters worse, he also lost his wallet.
他失业了，雪上加霜的是，他还欠了一大笔债务。 tā shīyè le, xuě shàng jiā shuāng de shì, tā hái qiàn le yī dà bǐ zhàiwù. - He lost his job, and to make matters worse, he also owes a large amount of debt.
她生病了，雪上加霜的是，她的宠物也生病了。 tā shēngbìng le, xuě shàng jiā shuāng de shì, tā de chǒngwù yě shēngbìng le. - She fell ill, to make matters worse, her pet also got sick.
他被解雇了，雪上加霜的是，他的租约也到期了。 tā bèi jiěgù le, xuě shàng jiā shuāng de shì, tā de zūyuē yě dàoqī le. - He was fired, to make matters worse, his lease also expired.
考试前他生病了，雪上加霜的是，他还忘带了考试需要的文具。 kǎoshì qián tā shēngbìng le, xuě shàng jiā shuāng de shì, tā hái wàng dài le kǎoshì xūyào de wénjù. - He fell ill before the exam, to make matters worse, he forgot to bring the stationery needed for the exam.
Characters
上 shàng - up; above | HSK 1
雪 xuě - snow | HSK 2
加 jiā - add, plus, increase |
霜 shuāng - frost |