雪上加霜 xuěshàngjiāshuāng▶ Bencana bertubi-tubi

Stroke order

雪上加霜 is written in 36 strokes across 4 characters.

• 雪 — 11 strokes
• 上 — 3 strokes
• 加 — 5 strokes
• 霜 — 17 strokes

Senses

1. (idiom) to make matters even worse
2. to add insult to injury

Related words

• 上任menduduki jabatan resmi
• 上游Hulu
• 上瘾Kecanduan
• 上级Unggul
• 上进Keinginan untuk maju
• 加剧memperburuk

雪上加霜 is pronounced xuěshàngjiāshuāng and means “Bencana bertubi-tubi”. HSK 6 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 雪上加霜 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.