Definition & Meaning

snow plus frost; exacerbate one misfortune with another; add to the misfortunes of a man who is already unfortunate

Word usage

xuě shàng jiā shuāng

雪 上 加 霜

Level:

HSK6 IP L4 NHSK 789－3

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derogsnow plus frost; exacerbate one misfortune with another; add to the misfortunes of a man who is already unfortunate
- diū le qián shǐ zhè ge běn jiù pín qióng de nǚ hái xuě shàng jiā shuāng
  丢了钱使这个本就贫穷的女孩雪上加霜。
  The loss of money added insult to injury to the poor girl.
- è liè de tiān qì shǐ nóng zuò wù xuě shàng jiā shuāng
  恶劣的天气使农作物雪上加霜。
  The bad weather aggravated the crops.
- chē huò lìng zhè ge cán jí jiā tíng xuě shàng jiā shuāng
  车祸令这个残疾家庭雪上加霜。
  The car accident added insult to injury to the disabled family.
- dāng yī gè rén qíng xù dī luò de shí hou rú guǒ hái yǒu jīng jì kùn nan nà jiù shì xuě shàng jiā shuāng
  当一个人情绪低落的时候，如果还有经济困难，那就是雪上加霜。
  When someone is depressed, the extra load of having financial problems can make the situation worse.
synonym
huǒ shàng jiāo yóu火上浇油
antonym
jǐn shàng tiān huā锦上添花 rú hǔ tiān yì如虎添翼 rú hǔ de yì如虎得翼

Word usage

Note
"雪上加霜" is often used to describe continuous disasters.

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