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雪上加霜

HSK 7-9

xuěshàng-jiāshuāng

make matters worse

Explanation

to add insult to injury

Examples

本来已经很糟糕了,现在雪上加霜。

běnlái yǐjīng hěn jiézāo le, zài xiàn xuěshàng-jiāshuāng.

Adding insult to injury

他本来已经很累,结果雪上加霜。

tā běnlái yǐjīng hěn lèi, jiéguǒ xuěshàng-jiāshuāng.

He was already tired, and now this