"I want to make a lesson about the toilet/shower combo," Anthony said. "Did you know you can take a shower when you're on the toilet here?"Just as China offers many new experiences to the hardened traveler, so does the HSK offer new challenges to the experienced language learner. In this exam we are proud to present 15 questions the answers to which hinge on slight differences in meaning between otherwise similar words. These questions are typical of the Intermediate HSK. So good luck, and be sure to cover the toilet paper.
barrister
said on June 18, 2009
I did much worse on this than I was expecting, getting slaughtered on questions #3, #5, #7, #10, #13 and #14. Of these, I find #10 the most puzzling. What is going on?
Gail天堂的声音
said on June 18, 2009
@barrister,
hehe, all the others will probably have the same problem as you, don't worry.
This test is about vocabulary. and vocabulary is always becoming harder than 语法, when you have learned something of a language.
tell us the problems you have in details, then we can give you the answer.
Gail天堂的声音
said on June 18, 2009
@barrister,
about # 10,
不易is wrong, you may have noticed that.
容易
（1）做起来不费事的：写简体字比繁体字～得多｜这篇文章写得很简单，～看。
（2）发生某种变化的可能性大：～生病｜～退色
随便
（1）怎么方便就怎么做，不多考虑：我说话很～，请你不要见怪｜写文章不能随随便便，要对读者负责任。（2）任凭；无论：话剧也好，京剧也好，～什么戏，他都爱看。
轻易
（1）简单容易：胜利不是～得到的。（2）随随便便：他不～发表意见。---这个词多用于否定句。
Dave
said on June 20, 2010
These "choose between almost identical words" questions are the ones which I keep on getting wrong - can anyone recommend a book that focuses on explaining the subtle differences between similar words?
