start shooting; begin filming
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to start shooting (a film, TV series, etc.)
Specifically used in film, television, and media production contexts to indicate the commencement of principal photography.
Zhè这
bù部
yǐng影
piàn片
yóu由
qù去
nián年
chū初
kāi开
pāi拍
，
zhí直
zhì至
jīn今
nián年
dǐ底
cái才
tíng停
jī机
。
This film started shooting at the beginning of last year and didn't wrap up until the end of this year.
Xīn新
diàn电
yǐng影
xià下
zhōu周
kāi开
pāi拍
。
The new movie starts shooting next week.
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Dǎo导
yǎn演
xuān宣
bù布
míng明
tiān天
zhèng正
shì式
kāi开
pāi拍
。
The director announced that filming officially begins tomorrow.
Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
shì视
jù剧
yǐ已
jīng经
kāi开
pāi拍
sān三
gè个
yuè月
le了
。
This TV series has been in production for three months already.