HSK 4 · verb · noun

拍

pāi

to clap; to pat; to take (a photo); to film (拍)

孩子们在球场上拍球。

Háizimen zài qiúchǎng shàng pāiqiú.

The children are bouncing balls on the court.

我们在公园里拍照。

Wǒmen zài gōngyuán lǐ pāizhào.

We are taking photos in the park.

他们在公园拍摄一部电影。

Tāmen zài gōngyuán pāishè yí bù diànyǐng.

They are filming a movie in the park.

这张照片只拍到他的侧面。

Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn zhǐ pāi dào tā de cèmiàn。

This photo only captured his side profile.