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雪上加霜 xuě shàng jiā shuāng — to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another

xuě (third tone, dipping) shàng (fourth tone, falling) jiā (first tone, high and level) shuāng (first tone, high and level)xue3 shang4 jia1 shuang1

to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another

HSK 6· HSK 1–6 (classic)Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
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Meanings

  1. to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another

    to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another; to make things worse in a bad situation

    verb

Character breakdown

  • 上
    shàng (fourth tone, falling)

    above, upper, on top of; to go up, to get on, to attend; last, previous (上个月)

    3 strokesRadical 一