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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歌唱 歌唱 gē chàng to sing HSK 6
烟花 煙花 yān huā fireworks; prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater) HSK 6
开头 開頭 kāi tóu beginning; to start HSK 6
层面 層面 céng miàn aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc); (geology) bedding plane HSK 6
差异 差異 chā yì difference; discrepancy HSK 6
评 評 píng to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal) HSK 6
消耗 消耗 xiāo hào to use up; to consume HSK 6
打动 打動 dǎ dòng to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching HSK 6
灵活 靈活 líng huó flexible; nimble; agile HSK 6
演奏 演奏 yǎn zòu to perform on a musical instrument HSK 6
打断 打斷 dǎ duàn to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone) HSK 6
杂 雜 zá mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix HSK 6
不仅仅 不僅僅 bù jǐn jǐn not only; not just HSK 6
贫困 貧困 pín kùn impoverished; poverty HSK 6
融合 融合 róng hé a mixture; an amalgam; fusion; welding together; to be in harmony with (nature); to harmonize with; to fit in HSK 6
派出 派出 pài chū to send; to dispatch HSK 6
认同 認同 rèn tóng to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge; to recognize; to identify oneself with HSK 6
冲击 衝擊 chōng jī to attack; to batter; (of waves) to pound against; shock; impact HSK 6
一同 一同 yī tóng together HSK 6
救助 救助 jiù zhù to help sb in trouble; aid; assistance HSK 6
奉献 奉獻 fèng xiàn to offer respectfully; to consecrate; to dedicate; to devote HSK 6
歌词 歌詞 gē cí song lyric; lyrics HSK 6
伤亡 傷亡 shāng wáng casualties; injuries and deaths HSK 6
景 景 jǐng (bound form) scenery; circumstance; situation; scene (of a play); (literary) sunlight HSK 6
发起 發起 fā qǐ to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time) HSK 6
打造 打造 dǎ zào to create; to build; to develop; to forge (of metal) HSK 6
丧失 喪失 sàng shī to lose; to forfeit HSK 6
债 債 zhài debt HSK 6
哲学 哲學 zhé xué philosophy HSK 6
占据 佔據 zhàn jù to occupy; to hold HSK 6
诞生 誕生 dàn shēng to be born HSK 6
沿 沿 yán along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge HSK 6
抗议 抗議 kàng yì to protest; protest HSK 6
抱歉 抱歉 bào qiàn to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry! HSK 6
争夺 爭奪 zhēng duó to fight over; to contest; to vie over HSK 6
添 添 tiān to add; to increase; to replenish HSK 6
新人 新人 xīn rén newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom; (paleoanthropology) Homo sapiens HSK 6
融入 融入 róng rù to blend into; to integrate; to assimilate; to merge HSK 6
上演 上演 shàng yǎn to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening; a staging HSK 6
元素 元素 yuán sù element (key component of sth); (chemistry) element; (math.) element (member of a set) HSK 6
抵达 抵達 dǐ dá to arrive; to reach (a destination) HSK 6
国会 國會 Guó huì Parliament (UK); Congress (US); Diet (Japan); Legislative Yuan (Taiwan) HSK 6
遭受 遭受 zāo shòu to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune) HSK 6
出场 出場 chū chǎng (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform; (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete; (fig.) to enter the scene (e.g. a new product); (of an examinee etc) to leave the venue HSK 6
虽 雖 suī although; even though HSK 6
约定 約定 yuē dìng to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain; to arrange; to promise; to stipulate; to make an appointment; stipulated (time, amount, quality etc); an arrangement; a deal; appointment; undertaking; commitment; understanding; engagement; stipulation HSK 6
祖国 祖國 zǔ guó motherland HSK 6
足以 足以 zú yǐ sufficient to...; so much so that; so that HSK 6
妙 妙 miào clever; wonderful HSK 6
同一 同一 tóng yī identical; the same HSK 6