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

Vocabulary

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解构 解構 jiě gòu to deconstruct ∼HSK 6
耳聋 耳聾 ěr lóng deaf ∼HSK 6
遥祝 遙祝 yáo zhù to send good wishes from afar ∼HSK 6
导播 導播 dǎo bō to direct a television or radio broadcast; director (TV, radio) ∼HSK 6
鸣谢 鳴謝 míng xiè to express gratitude (esp. in public); vote of thanks ∼HSK 6
道教 道教 Dào jiào Taoism; Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs) HSK 6
高科技 高科技 gāo kē jì high tech; high technology HSK 6
场馆 場館 chǎng guǎn sporting venue; arena HSK 6
兴旺 興旺 xīng wàng prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish HSK 6
首次 首次 shǒu cì first; first time; for the first time HSK 6
长跑 長跑 cháng pǎo long-distance running HSK 6
宏大 宏大 hóng dà great; grand HSK 6
国歌 國歌 guó gē national anthem HSK 6
待会儿 待會兒 dāi huì r in a moment; later; also pr. [dāi huǐ r] or [dāi hui r] HSK 6
只管 只管 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for sth) HSK 6
甭 甭 béng (contraction of 用) need not; please don't HSK 6
截至 截至 jié zhì up to (a time); by (a time) HSK 6
佛教 佛教 Fó jiào Buddhism HSK 6
脚印 腳印 jiǎo yìn footprint HSK 6
解说 解說 jiě shuō to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary HSK 6
田径 田徑 tián jìng track and field (athletics) HSK 6
跳水 跳水 tiào shuǐ to dive (into water); (sports) diving; to commit suicide by jumping into water; (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically HSK 6
布满 布滿 bù mǎn to be covered with; to be filled with HSK 6
吉利 吉利 Jí lì Geely, Chinese car make HSK 6
变换 變換 biàn huàn to transform; to convert; to vary; to alternate; a transformation HSK 6
首脑 首腦 shǒu nǎo head (of state); summit (meeting); leader HSK 6
盼望 盼望 pàn wàng to hope for; to look forward to HSK 6
远方 遠方 yuǎn fāng far away; a distant location HSK 6
祝愿 祝願 zhù yuàn to wish HSK 6
此前 此前 cǐ qián before this; before then; previously HSK 6
国旗 國旗 guó qí flag (of a country) HSK 6
谦虚 謙虛 qiān xū modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks HSK 6
壮观 壯觀 zhuàng guān spectacular; magnificent sight HSK 6
绘画 繪畫 huì huà drawing; painting HSK 6
奔跑 奔跑 bēn pǎo to run HSK 6
棕色 棕色 zōng sè brown HSK 6
法语 法語 Fǎ yǔ French (language) HSK 6
笑脸 笑臉 xiào liǎn smiling face; smiley :) ☺ HSK 6
长远 長遠 cháng yuǎn long-term; long-range HSK 6
残疾 殘疾 cán jí disabled; handicapped; deformity on a person or animal HSK 6
就是说 就是說 jiù shì shuō in other words; that is HSK 6
动画 動畫 dòng huà animation; cartoon HSK 6
事后 事後 shì hòu after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect HSK 6
往后 往後 wǎng hòu from now on; in the future; time to come HSK 6
人权 人權 rén quán human rights HSK 6
本土 本土 běn tǔ one's native country; native; local; metropolitan territory HSK 6
炸药 炸藥 zhà yào explosive (material) HSK 6
枝 枝 zhī branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc HSK 6
奇妙 奇妙 qí miào fantastic; wonderful HSK 6
迎来 迎來 yíng lái to welcome (a visitor or newcomer); (fig.) to usher in HSK 6