Chinese word

拍戏

Pronunciation

Pinyinpāi xì

Meaning

  • verbfilm

Example

他下个月去上海拍戏。tā xià gè yuè qù shàng hǎi pāi xì

He is going to Shanghai to film next month.

Illustration for 拍戏 (film)

More examples

她在一部电视剧里客串拍戏，戏份不多。tā zài yí bù diàn shì jù lǐ kè chuàn pāi xì xì fèn bù duō

She made a guest appearance in a TV series, and her role was small.

Core concept

A film set where people perform a drama while a camera records it.

Common phrases

  • 在电视剧里拍戏zài diàn shì jù lǐ pāi xì

    film in a TV series

  • 客串拍戏kè chuàn pāi xì

    film as a guest actor

  • 主演拍戏zhú yǎn pāi xì

    film in a leading role

Similar words

拍摄pāi shè: Use a camera to record pictures, video, or other visual scenes.
演戏yǎn xì: Perform as a character to bring a story to life.
出演chū yǎn: Take a role in a movie or television drama.
拍电影pāi diàn yǐng: Shoot the scenes of a movie with a camera.

Definition in Chinese

用摄影机或手机等设备拍摄电影、电视剧或戏剧表演的过程。yòng shè yǐng jī huò shǒu jī děng shè bèi pāi shè diàn yǐng diàn shì jù huò xì jù biáo yǎn de guò chéng

Word origin

拍戏 (pāixì, "film") is formed from 拍 (pāi, "tap"), which developed the sense of taking images, and 戏 (xì, "drama"), the performed story being captured.

Usage tips

  • This word fits the making stage of a screen production, including talk about schedules, locations, and work on set, rather than a completed release.

Other meanings

  • act in a filmverb
  • play a roleverb

Opposites

  • 看戏kàn xìwatch a performanceverb

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