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CHINESE WORD

xuě shàng jiā shuāng

雪上加霜

to add hail to snow (idiom)

HSK 7-9
Numbered pinyin
xue3 shang4 jia1 shuang1
English meanings
to add hail to snow (idiom), one disaster on top of another, to make things worse in a bad situation

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhēn真shì是xuěshàngjiāshuāng雪上加霜。

    It just made things worse.

  2. 02

    nán难shàng上jiā加nán难。

    Even harder.

  3. 03

    lěngjìng冷静yìngduì应对。

    Stay calm.

  4. 04

    xiānghù相互fúchí扶持。

    Support each other.

  5. 05

    liǔ柳àn暗huā花míng明。

    A light ahead.

  6. 06

    zhuǎn转wēi危wèi为ān安。

    Avert danger.

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