HSK 6
雪上加霜
Meaning
- to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another
- to make things worse in a bad situation
- Pinyin
- xuě shàng jiā shuāng
Character reference
Components and radical classification
雪
xuěsnow; wipe away shame, avenge
Primary radical雨 · rain
上
shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
Primary radical一 · one
加
jiāto add to, to increase, to augment
Primary radical力 · power
霜
shuāngfrost; frozen, crystallized, candied
Primary radical雨 · rain
Radical classification does not necessarily describe a character’s modern meaning. Semantic and phonetic roles are shown only when supported by the cited formation data.
Writing practice
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