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拍品 (pāi pǐn) — auction lot; item for auction

Definition

noun
auction lotitem for auction
Measure word · 件

Examples

  • 拍品。
    Zhè jiàn pāi pǐn shì míng dài de huā píng.
    This lot is a Ming dynasty vase.
  • 拍品。
    Pāi mài huì shàng yǒu hěn duō zhēn guì de pāi pǐn.
    There are many precious lots at the auction.
  • 拍品。
    Pāi mài shī zhèng zài jiè shào xià yí jiàn pāi pǐn.
    The auctioneer is introducing the next lot.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

拍pāiauction
品pǐnitem

拍 (auction) and 品 (item) mean an item put up for auction.

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.

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

Open 品 →
Appears in
Business & Commerce

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