雪上加霜

xuě shàng jiā shuāng
HSK 6
to add hail to snow (idiom)

Example Sentences

这场雨让我们的旅行雪上加霜。
zhè cháng yǔ ràng wǒmen de lǚxíng xuěshàngjiāshuāng 。
This rain made our trip even worse.
失业之后，他的经济状况雪上加霜。
shīyè zhīhòu ， tāde jīngjì zhuàngkuàng xuěshàngjiāshuāng 。
After losing his job, his financial situation got worse.
这次的错误让公司的信誉在雪上加霜。
zhècì de cuòwù ràng gōngsī de xìnyù zài xuěshàngjiāshuāng 。
This mistake further damaged the company's reputation.

Individual Characters

HSK 2
雪xuě
snow, snowfall
HSK 5
上shàng
on, on top, upon, first (of multiple parts)
加jiā
add, increase, put in
霜shuāng
frost, white powder or cream spread over a surface

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