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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期望 期望 qī wàng to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope HSK 5
祝贺 祝賀 zhù hè to congratulate; congratulations HSK 5
画面 畫面 huà miàn scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view HSK 5
空中 空中 kōng zhōng in the sky; in the air HSK 5
污染 污染 wū rǎn to pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.) HSK 5
邻居 鄰居 lín jū neighbor; next door HSK 5
在场 在場 zài chǎng to be present; to be on the scene HSK 5
届 屆 jiè to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due; classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation) HSK 5
今日 今日 jīn rì today HSK 5
活力 活力 huó lì energy; vitality; vigor; vital force HSK 5
展现 展現 zhǎn xiàn to unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal; to display HSK 5
随着 隨著 suí zhe along with; in the wake of; following HSK 5
挤 擠 jǐ to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule) HSK 5
神奇 神奇 shén qí magical; mystical; miraculous HSK 5
出版 出版 chū bǎn to publish HSK 5
当年 當年 dāng nián in those days; then; in those years; during that time HSK 5
旁 旁 páng one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂, 亻 etc) HSK 5
到来 到來 dào lái to arrive; arrival; advent HSK 5
之下 之下 zhī xià under; beneath; less than HSK 5
库 庫 kù warehouse; storehouse; (file) library HSK 5
鼓励 鼓勵 gǔ lì to encourage HSK 5
试图 試圖 shì tú to attempt; to try HSK 5
必 必 bì certainly; must; will; necessarily HSK 5
歌曲 歌曲 gē qǔ song HSK 5
毕竟 畢竟 bì jìng after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis HSK 5
编辑 編輯 biān jí to edit; to compile; editor; compiler HSK 5
或是 或是 huò shì or; either one or the other HSK 5
时光 時光 shí guāng time; era; period of time HSK 5
尤其 尤其 yóu qí especially; particularly HSK 5
全世界 全世界 quán shì jiè worldwide; entire world HSK 5
碎 碎 suì (transitive or intransitive verb) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble; broken; fragmentary; scattered; garrulous HSK 5
欣赏 欣賞 xīn shǎng to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire HSK 5
有着 有著 yǒu zhe to have; to possess HSK 5
猜 猜 cāi to guess HSK 5
欠 欠 qiàn to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body) HSK 5
好运 好運 hǎo yùn good luck HSK 5
熟悉 熟悉 shú xī to be familiar with; to know well HSK 5
回忆 回憶 huí yì to recall; memories HSK 5
中央 中央 zhōng yāng central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state) HSK 5
尊重 尊重 zūn zhòng to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper HSK 5
厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent HSK 5
记忆 記憶 jì yì to remember; to recall; memory HSK 5
展示 展示 zhǎn shì to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit HSK 5
戏 戲 xì trick; drama; play; show HSK 5
运 運 yùn to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate HSK 5
难以 難以 nán yǐ hard to (predict, imagine etc) HSK 5
邀请 邀請 yāo qǐng to invite; invitation HSK 5
幅 幅 fú width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures HSK 5
建筑 建築 jiàn zhù to construct; building HSK 5
之中 之中 zhī zhōng inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during HSK 5