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

Vocabulary

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圣 聖 kū holy, sage ∼HSK 5
敏 敏 mǐn fast, quick, clever, smart ∼HSK 5
荧光棒 熒光棒 yíng guāng bàng glow stick; light stick ∼HSK 5
晋 晉 Jìn advance, increase; promote ∼HSK 5
芳 芳 fāng fragrant; virtuous; beautiful ∼HSK 5
修筑 修築 xiū zhù to build ∼HSK 5
跌倒 跌倒 diē dǎo to tumble; to fall; fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business) ∼HSK 5
平衡木 平衡木 píng héng mù beam (gymnastics); balance beam ∼HSK 5
追寻 追尋 zhuī xún to pursue; to track down; to search ∼HSK 5
父辈 父輩 fù bèi people of one's parents' generation ∼HSK 5
巅 巔 diān summit of mountain, mountain top ∼HSK 5
比拟 比擬 bǐ nǐ to compare; to draw a parallel; to match; analogy; metaphor; comparison ∼HSK 5
广为 廣為 guǎng wéi widely ∼HSK 5
头版 頭版 tóu bǎn (newspaper's) front page ∼HSK 5
晶 晶 jīng crystal; clear, bright; radiant ∼HSK 5
计划生育 計劃生育 jì huà shēng yù family planning ∼HSK 5
非常感谢 非常感謝 fēi cháng gǎn xiè extremely grateful; very thankful ∼HSK 5
钢筋 鋼筋 gāng jīn steel reinforcing bar ∼HSK 5
逐一 逐一 zhú yī one by one ∼HSK 5
声言 聲言 shēng yán to state; to declare; pronouncement; declaration ∼HSK 5
祖 祖 Zǔ ancestor, forefather; grandfather ∼HSK 5
沙滩排球 沙灘排球 shā tān pái qiú beach volleyball ∼HSK 5
崔 崔 Cuī high, lofty, towering; surname ∼HSK 5
小皇帝 小皇帝 xiǎo huáng dì child emperor; (fig.) spoiled child; spoiled boy; pampered only child ∼HSK 5
政要 政要 zhèng yào important political leader; government dignitary ∼HSK 5
软着陆 軟著陸 ruǎn zhuó lù soft landing (e.g. of spacecraft) ∼HSK 5
关押 關押 guān yā to imprison; to lock up (in jail) ∼HSK 5
政治犯 政治犯 zhèng zhì fàn political prisoner ∼HSK 5
前途无量 前途無量 qián tú wú liàng to have boundless prospects ∼HSK 5
播报 播報 bō bào to announce; to read (the news) ∼HSK 5
精准 精準 jīng zhǔn accurate; exact; precise; precision ∼HSK 5
威严 威嚴 wēi yán dignified; imposing; august; awe-inspiring; awe; prestige; dignity ∼HSK 5
飞舞 飛舞 fēi wǔ to flutter; to dance in the breeze ∼HSK 5
叙事 敘事 xù shì narrative ∼HSK 5
吟 吟 yín sing, hum; recite; type of poetry ∼HSK 5
咏 詠 yǒng sing song or poem, hum, chant ∼HSK 5
颂 頌 sòng laud, acclaim; hymn; ode ∼HSK 5
繁星 繁星 fán xīng many stars; a vast sky full of stars ∼HSK 5
维系 維繫 wéi xì to maintain; to keep up; to hold together ∼HSK 5
立志 立志 lì zhì to be determined; to be resolved ∼HSK 5
古琴 古琴 gǔ qín guqin or qin, a long zither with seven strings, plucked with the fingers ∼HSK 5
似 似 sì resemble (literary) ∼HSK 5
悠 悠 yōu long, far, remote, distant; liesurely ∼HSK 5
遗 遺 yí lose; articles lost; omit ∼HSK 5
舞者 舞者 wǔ zhě dancer ∼HSK 5
领主 領主 lǐng zhǔ feudal lord; suzerain; overlord ∼HSK 5
有如 有如 yǒu rú to be like sth; similar to; alike ∼HSK 5
变幻 變幻 biàn huàn to change irregularly; to fluctuate ∼HSK 5
偃 偃 Yǎn cease, lay off, lay down ∼HSK 5
谐 諧 xié harmonize, agree; joke, jest ∼HSK 5