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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年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
羽毛球 羽毛球 yǔ máo qiú shuttlecock; badminton HSK 5
书法 書法 shū fǎ calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship HSK 5
文艺 文藝 wén yì literature and art HSK 5
正如 正如 zhèng rú just as; precisely as HSK 5
南北 南北 nán běi north and south; north to south HSK 5
生成 生成 shēng chéng to generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being; to be born with; to be blessed with HSK 5
主办 主辦 zhǔ bàn to organize; to host (a conference or sports event) HSK 5
儿女 兒女 ér nǚ children; sons and daughters; a young man and a young woman (in love) HSK 5
总数 總數 zǒng shù total; sum; aggregate HSK 5
先后 先後 xiān hòu early or late; priority; in succession; one after another HSK 5
开幕式 開幕式 kāi mù shì opening ceremony HSK 5
开幕 開幕 kāi mù to open (a conference); to inaugurate HSK 5
承办 承辦 chéng bàn to undertake; to accept a contract HSK 5
高温 高溫 gāo wēn high temperature HSK 5
高大 高大 gāo dà tall; lofty; towering HSK 5
一身 一身 yī shēn whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes HSK 5
不得了 不得了 bù dé liǎo desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly HSK 5
当代 當代 dāng dài the present age; the contemporary era HSK 5
通用 通用 tōng yòng to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc); to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc); (of two or more things) interchangeable HSK 5
不曾 不曾 bù céng hasn't yet; hasn't ever HSK 5
繁荣 繁榮 fán róng prosperous; booming (economy) HSK 5
口号 口號 kǒu hào slogan; catchphrase HSK 5
签证 簽證 qiān zhèng visa; to issue a visa HSK 5
诗歌 詩歌 shī gē poem HSK 5
注视 注視 zhù shì to look attentively at; to closely watch; to gaze at HSK 5
先前 先前 xiān qián before; previously HSK 5
此后 此後 cǐ hòu after this; afterwards; hereafter HSK 5
景象 景象 jǐng xiàng scene; sight (to behold) HSK 5
延伸 延伸 yán shēn to extend; to spread HSK 5
人力 人力 rén lì manpower; labor power HSK 5
歇 歇 xiē to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while HSK 5
点燃 點燃 diǎn rán to ignite; to set on fire; aflame HSK 5
再也 再也 zài yě (not) any more HSK 5
终点 終點 zhōng diǎn the end; end point; finishing line (in a race); destination; terminus HSK 5
热门 熱門 rè mén popular; hot; in vogue HSK 5
灰色 灰色 huī sè gray; ash gray; grizzly; pessimistic; gloomy; dispirited; ambiguous HSK 5
分成 分成 fēn chéng to divide (into); to split a bonus; to break into; tenths; percentage allotment HSK 5
差距 差距 chā jù disparity; gap HSK 5
广泛 廣泛 guǎng fàn extensive; wide range HSK 5
传达 傳達 chuán dá to pass on; to convey; to relay; to transmit; transmission HSK 5
注重 注重 zhù zhòng to pay attention to; to emphasize HSK 5
国民 國民 guó mín nationals; citizens; people of a nation HSK 5
争议 爭議 zhēng yì controversy; dispute; to dispute HSK 5
将要 將要 jiāng yào will; shall; to be going to HSK 5
边境 邊境 biān jìng frontier; border HSK 5
披 披 pī to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out HSK 5
沙漠 沙漠 shā mò desert HSK 5
群体 群體 qún tǐ community; colony HSK 5
漫长 漫長 màn cháng very long; endless HSK 5