拍卖行 (pāimàiháng): auction house

Measure Word

一家拍卖行 jiā

Meanings

1 auction house
2 auction firm

Characters

拍

pāi

to clap, to strike, to pat

firm, company, trade (business context)

Examples

这幅画在知名拍卖行以高价售出。

Zhè fú huà zài zhīmíng pāimàiháng yǐ gāojià shòuchū.

This painting was sold at a high price at a famous auction house.

苏富比是世界上最古老的拍卖行之一。

Sūfùbǐ shì shìjiè shàng zuì gǔlǎo de pāimàiháng zhī yī.

Sotheby's is one of the oldest auction houses in the world.

Tips

memory

拍卖 means 'auction' (拍 = clap/strike + 卖 = sell — the auctioneer's hammer strike), and 行 here means 'firm/company'. So 拍卖行 = 'auction company'.

Stroke Order

拍 pāi

卖 mài

行 xíng

Related Words

拍卖 pāimài HSK 7 #5,258

to auction / auction

拍卖会 pāimàihuì #8,057

auction; auction sale

拍卖品 pāimàipǐn #18,100

auction item / item for auction

拍照 pāizhào HSK 4 #2,385

to take a photo / to photograph

拍摄 pāishè HSK 5 #1,757

to take a photograph; to shoot (a film/video) / to film; to record on camera

拍 pāi HSK 3 #475

to pat; to slap; to clap / to take (a photo); to shoot (a film) / beat; racket

拍品 pāipǐn #18,376

auction item; lot (at auction)

行星 xíngxīng #5,197

planet

行业 hángyè HSK 4 #4,201

industry; trade / profession; field

游行 yóuxíng HSK 6 #3,947

to march; to parade; to demonstrate / parade; march; procession