拍戏 (pāi xì) — to shoot a film; to film a scene

Definition

Examples

• 他最近正在拍戏，每天都很忙。
  Tā zuì jìn zhèng zài pāi xì, měi tiān dōu hěn máng.
  He is currently filming a movie, so he's very busy every day.
• 这位导演明年要拍一部古装戏。
  Zhè wèi dǎo yǎn míng nián yào pāi yí bù gǔ zhuāng xì.
  This director is going to shoot a period film next year.
• 演员们在户外拍了三天戏，很辛苦。
  Yǎn yuán men zài hù wài pāi le sān tiān xì, hěn xīn kǔ.
  The actors filmed outdoors for three days — it was very tough.