Noviro
开拍
Simplified 开拍
Traditional 開拍
Pinyin kāi pāi
Definition to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc.); to start the bidding (auction); to start a trading session (stock market)
电影马上开拍了
Diànyǐng mǎshàng kāi pāi le
The movie is about to start shooting
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pāi
to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)
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拍照
pāi zhào
to take a picture
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拍摄
pāi shè
to take (a picture); to shoot (a film)
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球拍
qiú pāi
(tennis, badminton etc.) racket; (table tennis) paddle; (cricket) bat
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拍卖
pāi mài
to auction; auction sale; to sell at a reduced price
偷拍
tōu pāi
to photograph or film sb without their knowledge or consent
合拍
hé pāi
in time with (i.e. same rhythm); to keep in step with; fig. to cooperate
节拍
jié pāi
beat (music); meter