# 拍戏 (pāixì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 拍戏 (pāixì) means “to shoot a film or TV show; to act in a play”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to shoot a film or TV show; to act in a play
- Pinyin: pāixì (pai1 xi4)
- Traditional: 拍戲
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 那位演员正在山里拍戏。
  Nà wèi yǎnyuán zhèngzài shānlǐ pāixì.
  That actor is shooting a movie in the mountains.

## Characters

- [拍](https://hanziro.com/word/pai-pat/) (pāi): to pat; to clap
- [戏](https://hanziro.com/word/xi-play/) (xì): play; drama

https://hanziro.com/word/pai-xi-shoot-film-or/

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