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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顿时 頓時 dùn shí immediately; suddenly HSK 7
呐喊 吶喊 nà hǎn shout; rallying cry; cheering; to shout HSK 7
竭力 竭力 jié lì to do one's utmost HSK 7
大意 大意 dà yì general idea; main idea HSK 7
奖牌 獎牌 jiǎng pái medal (awarded as a prize) HSK 7
名言 名言 míng yán saying; famous remark HSK 7
精髓 精髓 jīng suǐ marrow; pith; quintessence; essence HSK 7
宏伟 宏偉 hóng wěi grand; imposing; magnificent HSK 7
兼顾 兼顧 jiān gù to attend simultaneously to two or more things; to balance (career and family, family and education etc) HSK 7
盛会 盛會 shèng huì pageant; distinguished meeting HSK 7
劣势 劣勢 liè shì inferior; disadvantaged HSK 7
铭记 銘記 míng jì to engrave in one's memory HSK 7
执着 執著 zhí zhuó to be strongly attached to; to be dedicated; to cling to; (Buddhism) attachment HSK 7
话筒 話筒 huà tǒng microphone; (telephone) receiver; handset HSK 7
细腻 細膩 xì nì exquisite; meticulous HSK 7
间断 間斷 jiàn duàn disconnected; interrupted; suspended; a gap; a break HSK 7
译 譯 yì to translate; to interpret HSK 7
历经 歷經 lì jīng to experience; to go through HSK 7
悠久 悠久 yōu jiǔ long (tradition, history etc) HSK 7
追溯 追溯 zhuī sù lit. to go upstream; to trace sth back to; to date from HSK 7
抵御 抵禦 dǐ yù to resist; to withstand HSK 7
珍藏 珍藏 zhēn cáng a collection of rare and valuable items; to collect (such items) HSK 7
图表 圖表 tú biǎo chart; diagram HSK 7
庄严 莊嚴 zhuāng yán solemn; dignified; stately HSK 7
容纳 容納 róng nà to hold; to contain; to accommodate; to tolerate (different opinions) HSK 7
入场 入場 rù chǎng to enter the venue for a meeting; to enter into an examination; to enter a stadium, arena etc HSK 7
丝绸 絲綢 sī chóu silk cloth; silk HSK 7
航海 航海 háng hǎi to sail the seas; maritime navigation; voyage HSK 7
完好 完好 wán hǎo intact; in good condition HSK 7
拼搏 拼搏 pīn bó to struggle; to wrestle HSK 7
汗水 汗水 hàn shuǐ sweat; perspiration HSK 7
多亏 多虧 duō kuī thanks to; luckily HSK 7
起源 起源 qǐ yuán origin; to originate; to come from HSK 7
辛勤 辛勤 xīn qín hardworking; industrious HSK 7
风筝 風箏 fēng zhēng kite HSK 7
飞跃 飛躍 fēi yuè to leap HSK 7
足迹 足跡 zú jì footprint; track; spoor HSK 7
书写 書寫 shū xiě to write HSK 7
浮现 浮現 fú xiàn to appear before one's eyes; to come into view; to float into appearance; to come back (of images from the past); to emerge; it emerges; it occurs (to me that..) HSK 7
序 序 xù (bound form) order; sequence; (bound form) introductory; initial; preface HSK 7
促成 促成 cù chéng to facilitate; to effect HSK 7
仙女 仙女 xiān nǚ fairy HSK 7
城墙 城牆 chéng qiáng city wall HSK 7
赢家 贏家 yíng jiā winner HSK 7
高雅 高雅 gāo yǎ dainty; elegance; elegant HSK 7
风采 風采 fēng cǎi svelte; elegant manner; graceful bearing HSK 7
君子 君子 jūn zǐ nobleman; person of noble character HSK 7
沸腾 沸騰 fèi téng (of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over; to flare up; to be impassioned HSK 7
不算 不算 bù suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
点火 點火 diǎn huǒ to ignite; to light a fire; to agitate; to start an engine; ignition; fig. to stir up trouble HSK 7