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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带有 帶有 dài yǒu to have as a feature or characteristic; to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc); to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc) HSK 5
严厉 嚴厲 yán lì severe; strict HSK 5
从中 從中 cóng zhōng from within; therefrom HSK 5
人间 人間 rén jiān the human world; the earth HSK 5
猜测 猜測 cāi cè to guess; to conjecture; to surmise HSK 5
闲 閒 xián idle; unoccupied; leisure HSK 5
举动 舉動 jǔ dòng act; action; activity; move; movement HSK 5
在内 在內 zài nèi (included) in it; among them HSK 5
围绕 圍繞 wéi rào to revolve around; to center on (an issue) HSK 5
戏剧 戲劇 xì jù a drama; a play; theater; script of a play HSK 5
古老 古老 gǔ lǎo ancient; old; age-old HSK 5
琴 琴 qín guqin 琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general HSK 5
象征 象徵 xiàng zhēng emblem; symbol; token; badge; to symbolize; to signify; to stand for HSK 5
传递 傳遞 chuán dì to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive HSK 5
钢琴 鋼琴 gāng qín piano HSK 5
师傅 師傅 shī fu master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men HSK 5
竞赛 競賽 jìng sài to compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race HSK 5
灾难 災難 zāi nàn disaster; catastrophe HSK 5
处在 處在 chǔ zài to be situated at; to find oneself at HSK 5
福利 福利 fú lì material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare HSK 5
自豪 自豪 zì háo proud (of one's achievements etc) HSK 5
回顾 回顧 huí gù to look back; to review HSK 5
尊敬 尊敬 zūn jìng to respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) HSK 5
众多 眾多 zhòng duō numerous HSK 5
改革 改革 gǎi gé reform; to reform HSK 5
大胆 大膽 dà dǎn brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless HSK 5
忍受 忍受 rěn shòu to bear; to endure HSK 5
增强 增強 zēng qiáng to increase; to strengthen HSK 5
联络 聯絡 lián luò to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection HSK 5
绝望 絕望 jué wàng to despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation HSK 5
技能 技能 jì néng technical ability; skill HSK 5
目光 目光 mù guāng gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look; (lit. and fig.) sight; vision HSK 5
一下子 一下子 yī xià zi in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden HSK 5
场面 場面 chǎng miàn scene; spectacle; occasion; situation HSK 5
此刻 此刻 cǐ kè this moment; now; at present HSK 5
倒是 倒是 dào shi contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you HSK 5
超越 超越 chāo yuè to surpass; to exceed; to transcend HSK 5
过于 過於 guò yú too much; excessively HSK 5
以往 以往 yǐ wǎng in the past; formerly HSK 5
合并 合併 hé bìng to merge; to annex HSK 5
迟 遲 chí late; delayed; slow HSK 5
无疑 無疑 wú yí undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure HSK 5
地震 地震 dì zhèn earthquake HSK 5
震惊 震驚 zhèn jīng to shock; to astonish HSK 5
建造 建造 jiàn zào to construct; to build HSK 5
如同 如同 rú tóng like; as HSK 5
劝 勸 quàn to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe HSK 5
悲伤 悲傷 bēi shāng sad; sorrowful HSK 5
双手 雙手 shuāng shǒu both hands HSK 5
太空 太空 tài kōng outer space HSK 5