Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony

Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony 2008

2008年第29届北京奥运会开幕式 008 nián dì 9 jiè běijīng aòyùnhuì kāimùshì

The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It began at 8:00 p.m. China Standard Time (UTC+8) on August 8, 2008, as 8 is considered to be a lucky number in Chinese culture. Featuring more than 15,000 performers, the ceremony lasted over four hours and cost over $100 million USD to produce.

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Cast

Hu Jintao Hu Jintao Self Henry Kissinger Henry Kissinger Self Barbara Bush Barbara Bush Self George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush Self George W. Bush George W. Bush Self Laura Bush Laura Bush Self Shimon Peres Shimon Peres Self Anne, Princess Royal Anne, Princess Royal Self Lee Myung-bak Lee Myung-bak Self Jiang Zemin Jiang Zemin Self

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谈起 談起 tán qǐ to mention; to speak of; to talk about HSK 7
飘扬 飄揚 piāo yáng to wave; to flutter; to fly HSK 7
发源地 發源地 fā yuán dì place of origin; birthplace; source HSK 7
沧桑 滄桑 cāng sāng great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes; abbr. of 沧海桑田 HSK 7
根基 根基 gēn jī foundation HSK 7
岔 岔 chà fork in road; bifurcation; branch in road, river, mountain range etc; to branch off; to turn off; to diverge; to stray (from the path); to change the subject; to interrupt; to stagger (times) HSK 7
退步 退步 tuì bù to do less well than before; to make a concession; setback; backward step; leeway; room to maneuver; fallback HSK 7
名贵 名貴 míng guì famous and valuable; rare; precious HSK 7
略微 略微 lu:è wēi a little bit; slightly HSK 7
儒学 儒學 Rú xué Confucianism HSK 7
谜底 謎底 mí dǐ answer to a riddle HSK 7
寓意 寓意 yù yì moral (of a story); lesson to be learned; implication; message; import; metaphorical meaning HSK 7
渊源 淵源 yuān yuán origin; source; relationship HSK 7
后盾 後盾 hòu dùn support; backing HSK 7
庆贺 慶賀 qìng hè to congratulate; to celebrate HSK 7
举重 舉重 jǔ zhòng to lift weights; weight-lifting (sports) HSK 7
太极 太極 Tài jí the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology HSK 7
头条 頭條 Tóu tiáo Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app (abbr. for 今日头条) HSK 7
确凿 確鑿 què záo definite; conclusive; undeniable; authentic; also pr. [què zuò] HSK 7
序幕 序幕 xù mù prologue HSK 7
赞叹 讚嘆 zàn tàn to exclaim in admiration HSK 7
壁画 壁畫 bì huà mural (painting); fresco HSK 7
史无前例 史無前例 shǐ wú qián lì unprecedented in history HSK 7
记号 記號 jì hao mark; symbol; notation; seal HSK 7
银幕 銀幕 yín mù movie screen HSK 7
实况 實況 shí kuàng live (e.g. broadcast or recording); what is actually happening; scene; the real situation HSK 7
接力 接力 jiē lì relay HSK 7
用人 用人 yòng rén servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff HSK 7
中旬 中旬 zhōng xún middle third of a month HSK 7
基层 基層 jī céng basic level; grassroots unit; basement layer HSK 7
湿度 濕度 shī dù humidity level HSK 7
顶多 頂多 dǐng duō at most; at best HSK 7
幸存 倖存 xìng cún to survive (a disaster) HSK 7
修订 修訂 xiū dìng to revise HSK 7
缠绕 纏繞 chán rào twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother HSK 7
谈到 談到 tán dào to refer to; to speak about; to talk about HSK 7
瞅 瞅 chǒu (dialect) to look at HSK 7
相当于 相當於 xiāng dāng yú equivalent to HSK 7
字体 字體 zì tǐ calligraphic style; typeface; font HSK 7
贴近 貼近 tiē jìn to press close to; to snuggle close; intimate HSK 7
肩负 肩負 jiān fù to shoulder (a burden); to bear; to suffer (a disadvantage) HSK 7
好在 好在 hǎo zài luckily; fortunately HSK 7
换成 換成 huàn chéng to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into HSK 7
对峙 對峙 duì zhì to stand opposite; to confront; confrontation HSK 7
鲜活 鮮活 xiān huó vivid; lively; (of food ingredients) live or fresh HSK 7
书记 書記 shū ji secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party); clerk; scribe HSK 7
迈进 邁進 mài jìn to step in; to stride forward; to forge ahead HSK 7
风波 風波 fēng bō disturbance; crisis; disputes; restlessness HSK 7
弟子 弟子 dì zǐ disciple; follower HSK 7
风范 風範 fēng fàn air; manner; model; paragon; demeanor HSK 7