Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

滚雪球 [gǔnxuěqiú]

1. 1. (of a business, project, etc.) get bigger and bigger as it proceeds; snowball

   放高利贷是滚雪球，连本带利，越滚越多。

   When practising usury, the capital and interest can have a snowball effect.

   他的买卖近来像滚雪球似的，越做越大。

   His business has snowballed recently.

   办企业，我们不贷款，全靠滚雪球。

   智慧就像滚雪球，越滚越大。