雪 xuě
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 雨 — rain
- Made of
- 雨 rain 彐 snout
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
雪上加霜
xuěshàngjiāshuāng
to make matters worse; to add frost to snow
Characters in this word
上 shàng
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 一 — one
- Made of
- ⺊ divination 一 one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 孩子刚住院，工作又丢了，真是雪上加霜。 Háizi gāng zhùyuàn, gōngzuò yòu diūle, zhēn shì xuěshàngjiāshuāng. The child had just been hospitalized, and then I lost my job — things went from bad to worse.
- 工厂资金紧张，订单又大幅减少，更是雪上加霜。 Gōngchǎng zījǐn jǐnzhāng, dìngdān yòu dàfú jiǎnshǎo, gèng shì xuěshàngjiāshuāng. The factory was already short of funds, and orders dropped sharply as well, making matters even worse.
- 他刚付了医药费，钱包又被偷了，真是雪上加霜。 Tā gāng fùle yīyàofèi, qiánbāo yòu bèi tōule, zhēn shì xuěshàngjiāshuāng. He had just paid the medical bills when his wallet was stolen — one misfortune after another.
Related words
- 下雪 xiàxuě to snow
- 雪 xuě snow
- 冰雪 bīngxuě ice and snow
- 滑雪 huáxuě to ski
- 冰天雪地 bīngtiānxuědì a world of ice and snow; freezing conditions
- 瑞雪 ruìxuě timely auspicious snow
- 雪山 xuěshān snow-covered mountain
- 车上 chēshang in the car, on the bus
- 地上 dìshang on the ground, on the floor
- 关上 guānshàng to close, to shut
- 楼上 lóushàng upstairs
- 路上 lùshang on the way