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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头饰 頭飾 tóu shì head ornament ∼HSK 5
寡 寡 guǎ widowed; alone, friendless ∼HSK 5
孤 孤 gū I (used by rulers); alone ∼HSK 5
屏 屏 bīng folding screen, shield ∼HSK 5
杰作 傑作 jié zuò masterpiece ∼HSK 5
阵势 陣勢 zhèn shì battle array; disposition of forces; situation; circumstance ∼HSK 5
侯 侯 Hóu marquis, lord; target in archery ∼HSK 5
李木 李木 lǐ mù blackthorn ∼HSK 5
誉 譽 yù fame, reputation; praise ∼HSK 5
妍 妍 yán beautiful, handsome; seductive ∼HSK 5
莫 莫 mò do not (literary) ∼HSK 5
全球变暖 全球變暖 quán qiú biàn nuǎn global warming (PRC usage); written 全球暖化 in Taiwan ∼HSK 5
相对位置 相對位置 xiāng duì wèi zhi relative position ∼HSK 5
巢 巢 Cháo nest, living quarter in tree ∼HSK 5
魅影 魅影 mèi yǐng phantom (esp. of Western fantasy) ∼HSK 5
发源 發源 fā yuán to rise; to originate; source; derivation ∼HSK 5
有史以来 有史以來 yǒu shǐ yǐ lái since the beginning of history ∼HSK 5
夹克 夾克 jiā kè (loanword) jacket; also pr. [jia2 ke4] ∼HSK 5
右侧 右側 yòu cè right side ∼HSK 5
馨 馨 xīn fragrant, aromatic; distant fragrance ∼HSK 5
小将 小將 xiǎo jiàng (in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age; (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard; (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc) ∼HSK 5
体育运动 體育運動 tǐ yù yùn dòng sports; physical culture ∼HSK 5
阿尔及利亚 阿爾及利亞 Ā ěr jí lì yà Algeria ∼HSK 5
阿塞拜疆 阿塞拜疆 Ā sài bài jiāng Azerbaijan ∼HSK 5
战绩 戰績 zhàn jì military achievements; (fig.) record of performance in a competitive field (esp. win-loss record in sports) ∼HSK 5
埃塞俄比亚 埃塞俄比亞 Āi sài é bǐ yà Ethiopia ∼HSK 5
尘 塵 chén dust; dirt; earth ∼HSK 5
噻 噻 sāi character used in translation ∼HSK 5
名将 名將 míng jiàng famous general; (sports) renowned athlete ∼HSK 5
涅 涅 niè blacken; black mud, slime ∼HSK 5
包厢 包廂 bāo xiāng box (in a theater or concert hall); private room (in a restaurant or karaoke) ∼HSK 5
俺 俺 ǎn I, me (northern dialect) ∼HSK 5
危迫 危迫 wēi pò urgent; pressing danger ∼HSK 5
操盘手 操盤手 cāo pán shǒu heavyweight operator in a market ∼HSK 5
经济体 經濟體 jīng jì tǐ an economy; a country (or region etc) viewed as an economic entity ∼HSK 5
反超 反超 fǎn chāo to reverse (the score); to pull off a comeback; to take the lead ∼HSK 5
起立 起立 qǐ lì to stand; Stand up! ∼HSK 5
多于 多於 duō yú more than; greater than ∼HSK 5
抢风头 搶風頭 qiǎng fēng tóu to steal the show; to grab the limelight ∼HSK 5
悲恸 悲慟 bēi tòng mournful ∼HSK 5
旭 旭 xù rising sun; brilliance; radiant ∼HSK 5
幻 幻 huàn illusion, fantasy, mirage ∼HSK 5
严格来说 嚴格來說 yán gé lái shuō strictly speaking ∼HSK 5
注目 注目 zhù mù attention; to stare at; to fix attention on sth ∼HSK 5
仑 侖 lún logical reasons, logical order ∼HSK 5
身心俱疲 身心俱疲 shēn xīn jù pí physically and emotionally exhausted ∼HSK 5
射手 射手 shè shǒu archer; shooter; marksman; (football etc) striker ∼HSK 5
中秋节 中秋節 Zhōng qiū jié the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month HSK 5
闭幕式 閉幕式 bì mù shì closing ceremony HSK 5
灾区 災區 zāi qū disaster area; stricken region HSK 5