Word information
Simplified雪上加霜
Traditional雪上加霜
Pinyinxuěshàng-jiāshuāng
Part of speechv
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.06
Chinese word dictionary
雪上加霜
xuěshàng-jiāshuāng · (idiom) to make matters even worse; to add insult to injury
Character breakdown
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