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雪上加霜 (xuě shàng jiā shuāng) – (idiom) to make matters even worse

xuě shàng jiā shuāng

(idiom) to make matters even worse

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-90 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1(idiom) to make matters even worse
  2. 2to add insult to injury

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Related words

上

shǎng

used in 上声

雪

xuě

surname Xue

加

jiā

Canada (abbr. for 大)

霜

shuāng

frost

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

上班

shàng bān

to go to work

晚上

wǎn shang

evening

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

参加

cān jiā

to participate

马上

mǎ shàng

at once

上网

shàng wǎng

to go online

加班

jiā bān

to work overtime

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