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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5.14 Advanced Director Zhang Yimou IMDb 8.2

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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独舞 獨舞 dú wǔ solo dance ∼HSK 6
磁石 磁石 cí shí magnet ∼HSK 6
足球队 足球隊 zú qiú duì soccer team ∼HSK 6
寥寥 寥寥 liáo liáo very few ∼HSK 6
钢丝 鋼絲 gāng sī steel wire; tightrope ∼HSK 6
评述 評述 píng shù to comment on; commentary ∼HSK 6
偏颇 偏頗 piān pō biased; partial ∼HSK 6
足球场 足球場 zú qiú chǎng football field; soccer field ∼HSK 6
钢琴家 鋼琴家 gāng qín jiā pianist ∼HSK 6
一睹 一睹 yī dǔ to look; to have a glimpse at; to observe (sth's splendor) ∼HSK 6
延年益寿 延年益壽 yán nián yì shòu to make life longer; to promise longevity; (this product will) extend your life ∼HSK 6
可持续发展 可持續發展 kě chí xù fā zhǎn sustainable development ∼HSK 6
拳师 拳師 quán shī boxing coach; pugilist master ∼HSK 6
仰望 仰望 yǎng wàng to look up at; to look up to sb hopefully ∼HSK 6
特技 特技 tè jì special effect; stunt ∼HSK 6
眩晕 眩暈 xuàn yùn vertigo; dizziness; fainting; feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke); Taiwan pr. [xuan4 yun1] ∼HSK 6
长足进步 長足進步 cháng zú jìn bù rapid progress ∼HSK 6
字母表 字母表 zì mǔ biǎo alphabet ∼HSK 6
反之亦然 反之亦然 fǎn zhī yì rán vice versa ∼HSK 6
厄立特里亚 厄立特里亞 È lì tè lǐ yà Eritrea ∼HSK 6
阿拉伯联合酋长国 阿拉伯聯合酋長國 Ā lā bó Lián hé Qiú zhǎng guó United Arab Emirates (UAE) ∼HSK 6
阿鲁巴 阿魯巴 Ā lǔ bā Aruba, island in the Caribbean, a self-governing part of the Netherlands ∼HSK 6
迎宾 迎賓 yíng bīn to welcome a guest; to entertain a customer (of prostitute) ∼HSK 6
俄罗斯联邦 俄羅斯聯邦 É luó sī Lián bāng Russian Federation, RSFSR ∼HSK 6
安德烈 安德烈 Ān dé liè Andre (person name) ∼HSK 6
藉以 藉以 jiè yǐ variant of ∼HSK 6
公国 公國 gōng guó duchy; dukedom; principality ∼HSK 6
趁钱 趁錢 chèn qián variant of ∼HSK 6
瞅见 瞅見 chǒu jiàn to see ∼HSK 6
逗闷子 逗悶子 dòu mèn zi (dialect) to joke ∼HSK 6
杆子 杆子 gān zi pole ∼HSK 6
同班同学 同班同學 tóng bān tóng xué classmate ∼HSK 6
五分之一 五分之一 wǔ fēn zhī yī one fifth ∼HSK 6
倒悬 倒懸 dào xuán lit. to hang upside down; fig. in dire straits ∼HSK 6
援救 援救 yuán jiù to come to the aid of; to save; to rescue from danger; to relieve ∼HSK 6
榜首 榜首 bǎng shǒu top of the list ∼HSK 6
赛艇 賽艇 sài tǐng boat race; racing ship or boat; rowing (sport) ∼HSK 6
象征主义 象徵主義 xiàng zhēng zhǔ yì symbolism ∼HSK 6
灰暗 灰暗 huī àn dull gray; drab; murky ∼HSK 6
惊异 驚異 jīng yì amazed ∼HSK 6
跨过 跨過 kuà guò to surmount; to cross over ∼HSK 6
筹委会 籌委會 chóu wěi huì organizing committee ∼HSK 6
口译 口譯 kǒu yì interpreting ∼HSK 6
长久以来 長久以來 cháng jiǔ yǐ lái for a long time now; long since ∼HSK 6
升旗 升旗 shēng qí to raise a flag; to hoist a flag ∼HSK 6
升旗仪式 升旗儀式 shēng qí yí shì flag raising ceremony ∼HSK 6
途经 途經 tú jīng to pass through; via; by way of ∼HSK 6
挥动 揮動 huī dòng to wave sth; to brandish ∼HSK 6
跆拳道 跆拳道 tái quán dào taekwondo (Korean martial art) ∼HSK 6
竖立 豎立 shù lì to erect; to set upright; to stand ∼HSK 6