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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意味着 意味著 yì wèi zhe to signify; to mean; to imply HSK 5
版 版 bǎn a register; block of printing; edition; version; page HSK 5
拒绝 拒絕 jù jué to refuse; to decline; to reject HSK 5
人物 人物 rén wù person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc); figure painting (as a genre of traditional Chinese painting) HSK 5
执行 執行 zhí xíng to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run HSK 5
意识 意識 yì shí consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize HSK 5
棒 棒 bàng stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race HSK 5
冠军 冠軍 guàn jūn champion HSK 5
关键 關鍵 guān jiàn crucial point; crux; key; crucial; pivotal HSK 5
享受 享受 xiǎng shòu to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure HSK 5
再次 再次 zài cì one more time; again; one more; once again HSK 5
至 至 zhì to arrive; most; to; until HSK 5
神 神 Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
拥有 擁有 yōng yǒu to have; to possess HSK 5
哈 哈 hā (interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore; abbr. for 奇, husky (dog) HSK 5
声 聲 shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
控制 控制 kòng zhì to control HSK 5
其 其 qí his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
如此 如此 rú cǐ like this; so; such HSK 5
唯一 唯一 wéi yī only; sole HSK 5
搞 搞 gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
将 將 jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
周游列国 周遊列國 zhōu yóu liè guó to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations; refers to the travels of Confucius Idiom ∼HSK 4
地大物博 地大物博 dì dà wù bó vast territory with abundant resources (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
摸不着头脑 摸不著頭腦 mō bu zháo tóu nǎo to be unable to make any sense of the matter; to be at a loss Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
神话 神話 shén huà legend; fairy tale; myth; mythology Xiehouyu HSK 4
无法 無法 wú fǎ unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
张艺谋 張藝謀 Zhāng Yì móu Zhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
雅典 雅典 Yǎ diǎn Athens, capital of Greece Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
胡锦涛 胡錦濤 Hú Jǐn tāo Hu Jintao (1942-), General Secretary of the CCP 2002-2012, president of the PRC 2003-2013 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孔子 孔子 Kǒng zǐ Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
国际奥委会 國際奧委會 Guó jì Ào wěi huì International Olympic Committee Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
罗格 羅格 Luó gé Logue or Rogge (name); Jacques Rogge, president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
小林 小林 Xiǎo lín Kobayashi (Japanese surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
汤姆 湯姆 Tāng mǔ Tom (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
苏丹 蘇丹 Sū dān Sudan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
牙买加 牙買加 Yá mǎi jiā Jamaica Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
摩纳哥 摩納哥 Mó nà gē Monaco Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
悉尼 悉尼 Xī ní Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Australia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李宁 李寧 Lǐ Níng Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
紫禁城 紫禁城 Zǐ jìn chéng the Forbidden City; the Imperial Palace in Beijing; same as Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
布朗 布朗 Bù lǎng Brown (name); Gordon Brown (1951-), UK politician, prime minister 2007-2010 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
雅克 雅克 Yǎ kè Jacques (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
普京 普京 Pǔ jīng Vladimir Putin (1952-), president of Russia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐朝 唐朝 Tángcháo Tang dynasty Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
郑和 鄭和 Zhèng Hé Zheng He (1371-1433), famous early Ming dynasty admiral and explorer Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
麦当劳 麥當勞 Mài dāng láo McDonald's (fast food company) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中华台北 中華臺北 Zhōng huá Tái běi Chinese Taipei, name for Taiwan to which the PRC and Taiwan agreed for the purpose of participation in international events Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
格鲁吉亚 格魯吉亞 Gé lǔ jí yà Georgia (country) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4