拍卖

拍賣

pāimài

verb HSK 7 #5,258

Meanings

1 to auction
2 auction

Characters

slap; clap; pat

Examples

这幅画将在下周拍卖。

Zhè fú huà jiāng zài xià zhōu pāimài.

This painting will be auctioned next week.

他在网上拍卖了一些旧东西。

Tā zài wǎng shàng pāimài le yīxiē jiù dōngxi.

He auctioned some old things online.

Tips

memory

拍 (slap/clap) + 卖 (sell) — the auctioneer slaps the gavel to sell = auction.

usage

Can be used as both verb (拍卖一幅画) and noun (一场拍卖). 拍卖会 means "auction event".

Stroke Order

拍 pāi

卖 mài