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开拍

kāi pāi · kai pai

Traditional 開拍

Meaning

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  1. to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc)
  2. to start the bidding (auction)
  3. to start a trading session (stock market)
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  1. Dengdeng

    电影(diànyǐng)马上(mǎshàng)开拍(kāipāi)，大家(dàjiā)准备(zhǔnbèi)好(hǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    The movie starts filming soon. Is everyone ready?

  2. Liangliang

    我的(wǒde)衣服(yīfu)还(hái)没(méi)换(huàn)好(hǎo)。

    I have not finished changing my clothes.

  3. Dengdeng

    快一点(kuàiyīdiǎn)，十分钟(shífēnzhōng)后(hòu)开拍(kāipāi)。

    Hurry. We start filming in ten minutes.

  4. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)，我的(wǒde)台词(táicí)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Wait, where are my lines?

  5. Dengdeng

    你的(nǐde)台词(táicí)只有(zhǐyǒu)一句(yījù)，好吃(hǎochī)！

    Your line is just one sentence. Delicious!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)先(xiān)吃(chī)几口(jǐkǒu)，再(zài)开拍(kāipāi)吧(ba)！

    Then let me eat a few bites first, and then start filming!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)部(bù)新(xīn)电(diàn)影(yǐng)下(xià)个(gè)月(yuè)就(jiù)要(yào)开(kāi)拍(pāi)了(le)。

This new movie is about to start shooting next month.

02

拍(pāi)卖(mài)师(shī)一(yì)敲(qiāo)槌(chuí)，全(quán)场(chǎng)就(jiù)正(zhèng)式(shì)开(kāi)拍(pāi)。

As soon as the auctioneer struck the gavel, the bidding officially began.

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