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拍卖 (pāi mài): Auction / Sell at auction (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

拍卖 consists of 2 characters.

to clap; slap; bat; racket; to take (a photo)

Word Info

Pinyinpāi mài

MeaningAuction / Sell at auction

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word拍卖

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3.

How to Use 拍卖 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 拍卖 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith场

yī一

chǎng场

pāi拍

mài卖

neutral

an auction

Verb + Complementwith成功

pāi拍

mài卖

chéng成

gōng功

Verb + Objectwith艺术品

pāi拍

mài卖

yì艺

shù术

pǐn品

Adverb + Verbwith网上

wǎng网

shàng上

pāi拍

mài卖

Noun + Nounwith行

pāi拍

mài卖

háng行

formal

auction house

4.

Example Sentences with 拍卖

zhè这

ge个

bēi杯

zi子

zài在

pāi拍

mài卖

neutral

auction successfully

neutral

auction artworks

neutral

online auction

。

This cup is being auctioned.

zhè这

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

jué决

dìng定

pāi拍

mài卖

bù部

fen分

zī资

chǎn产

yǐ以

cháng偿

huán还

zhài债

wù务

。

This company decided to auction off part of its assets to repay debts.

nǐ你

dǎ打

suàn算

zài在

wǎng网

shàng上

pāi拍

mài卖

nà那

xiē些

jiù旧

shū书

ma吗

？

Are you planning to auction those old books online?

tā他

zuó昨

tiān天

cān参

jiā加

le了

yī一

cháng场

yì艺

shù术

pǐn品

pāi拍

mài卖

huì会

。

He attended an art auction yesterday.

yóu由

yú于

quē缺

fá乏

mǎi买

jiā家

，

nà那

chǎng场

cí慈

shàn善

pāi拍

mài卖

bìng并

wèi未

chéng成

gōng功

jǔ举

bàn办

。

Due to a lack of buyers, that charity auction was not successfully held.

zhōu周

mò末

de的

pāi拍

mài卖

huì会

shàng上

，

tā他

bù不

jǐn仅

mǎi买

le了

huà画

，

hái还

jié结

shí识

le了

xīn新

péng朋

yǒu友

。

At the weekend auction, he not only bought a painting but also made new friends.

nà那

fú幅

huà画

zài在

pāi拍

mài卖

huì会

shàng上

yǐ以

gāo高

jià价

chéng成

jiāo交

。

That painting sold for a high price at the auction.

tīng听

shuō说

nà那

jiàn件

gǔ古

dǒng董

yào要

pāi拍

mài卖

，

wǒ我

gǎn赶

jǐn紧

qù去

còu凑

rè热

nào闹

。

Hearing that antique was going to be auctioned, I hurried to join the excitement.

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球拍qiú pāi

Words with 卖

外卖wài màiHSK 3
买卖mǎi màiHSK 5
出卖chū màiHSK 6
贩卖fàn màiHSK 6
专卖zhuān màiHSK 7-9
倒卖dǎo mài
卖弄mài nong
卖淫mài yín