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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 拍卖

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
拍卖 pāi mài - to auction
- auction sale
- to sell at a reduced price

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 5,258 3,623 8,501

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
pāi- to pat
- to clap
- to slap
- to swat
- to take (a photo)
- to shoot (a film)
- racket (sports)
- beat (music)
mài- to sell
- to betray
- to spare no effort
- to show off or flaunt

Other Words Containing 拍卖

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
拍卖 - 7 5,258 3,623 8,501
拍卖会 - - 8,057 15,091 25,569
拍卖商 - - 57,684 - -