Meaning of pāi mài:
拍卖
to auction; to sell at a reduced price
Tāmen juédìng bǎ zhè fú huà fàng zài pāimài huì shàng jìnxíng pāimài.
他们决定把这幅画放在拍卖会上进行拍卖。
They decided to put the painting up for auction at the auction house.
Zhè fú huà zài pāi mài háng yǐ gāo jià jìn xíng le chéng gōng de pāi mài.
这幅画在拍卖行以高价进行了成功的拍卖。
The painting was successfully auctioned at a high price in the auction house.
auction sale
Tāmen jìhuà zhège zhōumò cānjiā yī gè yìshùpǐn de pāimài.
他们计划这个周末参加一个艺术品的拍卖。
They plan to attend an art auction this weekend.