Definition
拍戏 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning "to shoot a film" or "to film a scene." The verb 拍 ('to shoot') and the object 戏 ('film/drama') can be separated by measure words or other elements — for example, 拍过一部戏 ('shot one film') and 拍了三场戏 ('shot three scenes'). You cannot put an object between 拍 and 戏 unless you are specifying the type of drama; instead, the word is often used intransitively or with 在…里拍戏.
v.o.
to shoot a filmto film a scene
Examples
- 拍戏,。Tā zuìjìn zhèngzài pāi xì, měitiān dōu hěn máng.He is currently filming a movie, so he's very busy every day.
- 。Zhè wèi dǎoyǎn míngnián yào pāi yí bù gǔzhuāng xì.This director is going to shoot a period film next year.
- ,。Yǎnyuán men zài hùwài pāi le sān tiān xì, hěn xīnkǔ.The actors filmed outdoors for three days — it was very tough.
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