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拍摄

pāi shè · pai she

Traditional 拍攝

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to take (a picture); to shoot (a film)
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Waiting for the bird

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)拍摄(pāishè)一个(yīgè)视频(shìpín)，主角(zhǔjué)是(shì)小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)。

    I am shooting a video, and the star is a little bird.

  2. Dengdeng

    拍摄(pāishè)多久(duōjiǔ)了(le)？

    How long have you been shooting?

  3. Liangliang

    两个小时(liǎnggèxiǎoshí)了(le)，小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)还(hái)没(méi)来(lái)。

    Two hours, and the bird has not come yet.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)拍摄(pāishè)什么(shénme)？

    Then what are you shooting now?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)拍摄(pāishè)等(děng)鸟(niǎo)的(de)自己(zìjǐ)。

    I am filming myself waiting for the bird.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

拍(pāi)摄(shè)是(shì)在(zài)中(zhōng)午(wǔ)十(shí)二(èr)时(shí)左(zuǒ)右(yòu)开(kāi)始(shǐ)。

The shooting started around noon.

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02

这(zhè)部(bù)电(diàn)影(yǐng)是(shì)在(zài)山(shān)里(lǐ)拍(pāi)摄(shè)的(de)。

This movie was shot in the mountains.

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