拍卖师 (pāi mài shī) — auctioneer

Definition

noun
auctioneer
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 拍卖师。
    Nà wèi pāi mài shī zhèng zài jiè shào pāi mài guī zé.
    That auctioneer is explaining the auction rules.
  • ，拍卖师。
    Zhè chǎng pāi mài huì, pāi mài shī tè bié jiè shào le zhè jiàn gǔ dǒng.
    At this auction, the auctioneer particularly introduced this antique.
  • 拍卖师，。
    pāi mài shī Luò chuí hòu, zhè fú huà yǐ gāo jià chéng jiāo.
    After the auctioneer dropped the hammer, the painting sold at a high price.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

拍卖auction
拍pāistrike卖màisell
偏正Modifier + head
师shīperson

拍卖 means auction, and 师 means a professional person; together they name an auctioneer.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
白
白bái拍pāi
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

拍 puts 手 (hand) beside 白, which gives the pronunciation.

Open 拍 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 賣; 卖 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 賣 came from an older shape that joined 出 (go out) with 買 (buy), which gives the sound. The simplified 卖 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical ones.

Open 卖 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 師; 师 is its simplified writing.

  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤
  • 帀帀zā

The traditional form 師 combines 𠂤 and 帀; the simplified 师 is not the form explained here.

Open 师 →

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