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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自我 自我 zì wǒ self-; ego (psychology) HSK 6
英雄 英雄 yīng xióng hero HSK 6
藏 藏 Zàng Tibet; abbr. for Xizang or Tibet Autonomous Region 藏 HSK 6
利 利 lì sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit HSK 6
尽 儘 jǐn to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority to HSK 6
集 集 jí to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode HSK 6
赛 賽 sài to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel HSK 6
清 清 qīng (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts) HSK 6
据 㨿 jū used in 据 HSK 6
不再 不再 bù zài no more; no longer HSK 6
最终 最終 zuì zhōng final; ultimate HSK 6
特 特 tè special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 斯, tex HSK 6
因 囙 yīn cause; reason; because HSK 6
超 超 chāo to exceed; to overtake; to surpass; to transcend; to pass; to cross; ultra-; super- HSK 6
有关 有關 yǒu guān to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning HSK 6
作 作 zuō worker; workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) HSK 6
同 同 tóng like; same; similar; together; alike; with HSK 6
如 如 rú as; as if; such as HSK 6
于 於 yú (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by HSK 6
与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with HSK 6
不厌其烦 不厭其煩 bù yàn qí fán not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom); to take great pains; to be very patient Idiom ∼HSK 5
欢欣鼓舞 歡欣鼓舞 huān xīn - gǔ wǔ (idiom) elated and excited; overjoyed Idiom ∼HSK 5
支离破碎 支離破碎 zhī lí pò suì scattered and smashed (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 5
炙手可热 炙手可熱 zhì shǒu kě rè lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom); fig. arrogance of the powerful; a mighty figure no-one dares approach; hot (exciting or in favor) Idiom ∼HSK 5
估计 估計 gū jì to estimate; to reckon; (coll.) to suppose Colloquialism HSK 5
秒 秒 miǎo second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly Colloquialism HSK 5
鲍 鮑 Bào abalone; dried fish; surname ∼HSK 5
勃 勃 bó suddenly, sudden, quick ∼HSK 5
浩 浩 hào great, numerous, vast, abundant ∼HSK 5
缶 缶 fǒu earthen crock or jar; rad. 121 ∼HSK 5
瑞 瑞 ruì felicitous omen; auspicious ∼HSK 5
么 麼 me interrogative particle (variant of 嘛) ∼HSK 5
淇 淇 qí river in Henan province ∼HSK 5
奥林匹克 奧林匹克 Ào lín pǐ kè Olympic ∼HSK 5
击缶 擊缶 jí fǒu to beat time with a percussion instrument made of pottery ∼HSK 5
竹简 竹簡 zhú jiǎn bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times) ∼HSK 5
肃穆 肅穆 sù mù solemn and respectful; serene ∼HSK 5
何 何 hé what (literary) ∼HSK 5
绚烂 絢爛 xuàn làn splendid; gorgeous; dazzling ∼HSK 5
以北 以北 yǐ běi to the north of (suffix) ∼HSK 5
访华 訪華 fǎng - Huá (formal, international relations) to visit China ∼HSK 5
分析家 分析家 fēn xī jiā (political) analyst ∼HSK 5
莉 莉 lì white jasmine ∼HSK 5
沃 沃 wò water, irrigate; fertile, rich ∼HSK 5
顶端 頂端 dǐng duān summit; peak ∼HSK 5
筝 箏 zhēng stringed musical instrument; kite ∼HSK 5
运动场 運動場 yùn dòng chǎng sports field; playground; exercise yard ∼HSK 5
倍感 倍感 bèi gǎn to feel even more (lonely etc); to be extremely (sad, delighted etc) ∼HSK 5
排序 排序 pái xù to sort; to arrange in order ∼HSK 5
争斗 爭鬥 zhēng dòu to struggle; to fight; struggle ∼HSK 5