拍 pāi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 白 white
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
拍卖
pāimài
to auction
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 那幅明代山水画将在下月由苏富比公开拍卖。 Nà fú Míngdài shānshuǐhuà jiāng zài xià yuè yóu Sūfùbǐ gōngkāi pāimài. That Ming-dynasty landscape painting will be publicly auctioned by Sotheby's next month.
- 这套老家具下周会公开拍卖。 Zhè tào lǎo jiājù xià zhōu huì gōngkāi pāimài. This set of old furniture will be auctioned publicly next week.
- 这幅画在慈善晚会上拍卖，卖出了好价钱。 Zhè fú huà zài císhàn wǎnhuì shàng pāimài, màichū le hǎo jiàqián. This painting was auctioned at the charity evening and sold for a good price.
Related words
- 拍 pāi to pat; to take a photo
- 拍照 pāizhào to take photos
- 拍摄 pāishè to film; to shoot
- 拍板 pāibǎn to make the final decision
- 卖 mài to sell
- 外卖 wàimài takeout delivery
- 买卖 mǎimài business deal; trade
- 出卖 chūmài to betray; to sell out
- 贩卖 fànmài to sell; to traffic in
- 专卖 zhuānmài to specialise in selling; monopoly sale; exclusive sale
- 亏本 kuīběn to lose money; to operate at a loss
- 热销 rèxiāo to sell well; to be hot-selling