How to Say ‘To get caught on camera’ in Traditional Chinese
被拍到
bèi pāi dào
[bay pāi dào]
💬 Usage Tip: Putting 被 before an action means something happens to you: 被罵 "get scolded". 到 at the end shows the action actually landed. So 拍到 means "caught on camera", not just "filmed at".
Phrase Breakdown
被
bèi
[bay]
by / by means of; passive marker
Often marks the passive voice, like 'by you.' In flirting, it can sound cute when admitting you've been figured out.
小心思這麼快被你看穿了。
My little intention got seen through by you so quickly.
拍到
pāi dào
[pāi dào]
to be photographed; to be caught on camera
Captured by a camera, e.g. a traffic camera.
闖紅燈被拍到了。
Running the red light got caught on camera.
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