開拍

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	to clap; to pat; to beat to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture)
trad. (開拍)		開	拍
simp. (开拍)		开	拍

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāipāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄆㄞ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāipāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄆㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaipai
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-pʻai¹
    • Yale: kāi-pāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaipai
    • Palladius: кайпай (kajpaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

Verb

開拍

1. to begin shooting (a movie, a scene, etc.)

   開拍！／开拍！  ―  Kāipāi!  ―  Action!

2. to start the bidding; to begin the auction
3. (stock market) to start a trading session