xuě
zhōng
sòng
tàn

idiom
common

Meaning of 雪中送炭

雪中送炭 means to send charcoal in the snow; to offer timely assistance when someone is in urgent need. Pronounced xuě zhōng sòng tàn.

  • to send charcoal in the snow; to offer timely assistance when someone is in urgent need

Definitions & Examples

Zhēn
zhèng
de
péng
yǒu
shì
xuě
zhōng
sòng
tàn
 
ér
shì
jǐn
shàng
tiān
huā
 

True friends offer help when you need it most, not just when you're already successful.

Zhè
jiā
shàn
gòu
jīng
cháng
wèi
pín
kùn
jiā
tíng
xuě
zhōng
sòng
tàn
 

This charity regularly provides timely assistance to impoverished families.

Zài
zuì
kùn
nan
de
shí
hou
 
xuě
zhōng
sòng
tàn
 
jiè
gěi
qián
 

When I was going through the hardest time, he came to my rescue and lent me a sum of money.

Zhè
xiàng
zhèng
duì
xiǎo
wēi
lái
shuō
xuě
zhōng
sòng
tàn
 

This policy is nothing less than a lifeline for small and micro enterprises.