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雪上加霜

xuěshàngjiāshuāng

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

HSK 6

Character Breakdown

雪
xuě
snow; wipe away shame, avenge
HSK 2
上
shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
HSK 1
加
jiā
to add to, to increase, to augment
HSK 3
霜
shuāng
frost; frozen, crystallized, candied
HSK 6

Additional Information

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
—
HSK Word Level
6