English–Chinese
“make matters worse” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinxuě shàng jiā shuāng
Example
工资被裁后，他又病了，真是雪上加霜。gōng zī bèi cái hòu tā yòu bìng le zhēn shì xuě shàng jiā shuāng
After his pay was cut, he got sick too, which really made matters worse.
How to say “make matters worse” in Chinese
“Make matters worse” in Chinese is 雪上加霜 (xuě shàng jiā shuāng).
Trouble piles onto trouble until the whole situation becomes harder to bear.
Example sentences with 雪上加霜
接连的坏消息让他的处境雪上加霜。jiē lián de huài xiāo xī ràng tā de chǔ jìng xuě shàng jiā shuāng
One piece of bad news after another made his situation even worse.
Tips for using 雪上加霜
- The phrase carries a strongly negative tone and is most natural when the added problem has real consequences, not when a minor inconvenience merely follows another.