This is the 4411th most frequent Chinese word.
拍賣
Auction.
Using '拍賣' here denotes an event where goods are sold to the highest bidder.
本周商店正在舉行商品拍賣活動。
The store is holding a merchandise auction this week.
In this context, '拍賣' indicates the auctioning process of a specific item.
拍賣這幅畫作成功吸引了許多收藏家。
The auction of this painting successfully attracted many collectors.
Here, '拍賣' describes the auction event the speaker participated in.