compete to buy; bid at an auction
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to compete to buy; to bid (in an auction)
formalPrimarily used in auction or competitive purchasing contexts. The subject is the buyer/bidder.
Duō多
wèi位
shōu收
cáng藏
jiā家
zài在
pāi拍
mài卖
huì会
shàng上
jī激
liè烈
jìng竞
mǎi买
nà那
fú幅
gǔ古
huà画
。
Several collectors fiercely competed to buy that ancient painting at the auction.
Tā他
duì对
zhè这
jiàn件
pāi拍
pǐn品
zhì志
zài在
bì必
dé得
，
zuì最
zhōng终
jìng竞
mǎi买
chéng成
gōng功
。
He was determined to get this auction item and eventually succeeded in buying it.
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Wǎng网
shàng上
jìng竞
mǎi买
xū需
yào要
shè设
dìng定
yī一
gè个
xīn心
lǐ理
jià价
wèi位
。
Online bidding requires setting a psychological price limit.