拍卖

拍賣

pāimài

verb HSK 7-9 #5,258

Meanings

1 to auction
2 auction

Characters

slap; clap; pat

Examples

HSK 3

他在网上拍卖了一些旧东西。

Tā zài wǎngshàng pāimài le yīxiē jiù dōngxi.

He auctioned some old things online.

HSK 5

这幅画将在下周拍卖。

Zhè fú huà jiāng zài xiàzhōu pāimài.

This painting will be auctioned next week.

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