雪上加霜

xuě shàng jiā shuāng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

比喻接连遭受灾难，祸上加祸。

to add frost to snow; metaphor for one disaster after another, making the situation worse.

这个成语通常用于描述原本已经不好的情况变得更糟，多用于形容连续的打击或灾难。

This idiom is often used to describe a situation that worsens after already being unfavorable, typically referring to consecutive blows or disasters.

1 他失业了，现在又生病住院，真是雪上加霜。 (He lost his job and now he's hospitalized with an illness; it's truly adding frost to snow.)
2 公司本来就在亏损，这次金融危机更是雪上加霜。 (The company was already in loss, and this financial crisis only made things worse.)
3 他考试没考好，又被父母责骂，真是雪上加霜。 (He didn't do well in the exam, and then his parents scolded him; it was really adding insult to injury.)
4 干旱已经让庄稼减产，现在又来了蝗虫，真是雪上加霜。 (The drought had already reduced crop yields, and now locusts have come; it's truly one disaster after another.)
5 她刚失恋，又丢了工作，心情雪上加霜。 (She just went through a breakup and lost her job, making her mood even worse.)

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