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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闪亮 閃亮 shǎn liàng brilliant; shiny; a flare; to glisten; to twinkle ∼HSK 4
伸出 伸出 shēn chū to extend ∼HSK 4
茨 茨 cí thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris ∼HSK 4
既有 既有 jì yǒu existing ∼HSK 4
例行 例行 lì xíng routine (task, procedure etc); as usual ∼HSK 4
传阅 傳閱 chuán yuè to read and pass on; to pass on for perusal ∼HSK 4
何去何从 何去何從 hé qù hé cóng what course to follow; what path to take ∼HSK 4
此地 此地 cǐ dì here; this place ∼HSK 4
二十一世纪 二十一世紀 èr shí yī shì jì 21st century ∼HSK 4
重塑 重塑 chóng sù to reconstruct (an art object); to remodel ∼HSK 4
卫冕 衛冕 wèi miǎn to defend the crown (in sports championship) ∼HSK 4
揭开 揭開 jiē kāi to uncover; to open ∼HSK 4
估量 估量 gū liang to estimate; to assess ∼HSK 4
联想起 聯想起 lián xiǎng qǐ to associate; to think of ∼HSK 4
厚重 厚重 hòu zhòng thick; heavy; thickset (body); massive; generous; extravagant; profound; dignified ∼HSK 4
尤其是 尤其是 yóu qí shì especially; most of all; above all; in particular ∼HSK 4
坚定不移 堅定不移 jiān dìng bù yí unswerving; unflinching ∼HSK 4
史诗般 史詩般 shǐ shī bān epic ∼HSK 4
聚焦 聚焦 jù jiāo to focus ∼HSK 4
引爆 引爆 yǐn bào to ignite; to detonate ∼HSK 4
乔 喬 Qiáo tall, lofty; proud, stately ∼HSK 4
梅 梅 Méi plums; prunes; surname ∼HSK 4
意识到 意識到 yì shí dào to be aware of; to realize ∼HSK 4
申明 申明 shēn míng to declare; to aver; to state formally ∼HSK 4
建设性 建設性 jiàn shè xìng constructive; constructiveness ∼HSK 4
专机 專機 zhuān jī chartered plane; VIP aircraft ∼HSK 4
言论自由 言論自由 yán lùn zì yóu freedom of speech ∼HSK 4
划定 劃定 huà dìng to demarcate; to delimit ∼HSK 4
近郊 近郊 jìn jiāo suburbs; outskirts ∼HSK 4
鸿 鴻 hóng species of wild swan; vast ∼HSK 4
公元前 公元前 gōng yuán qián BCE (before the Common Era); BC (before Christ) ∼HSK 4
官方语言 官方語言 guān fāng yǔ yán official language ∼HSK 4
提及 提及 tí jí to mention; to raise (a subject); to bring to sb's attention ∼HSK 4
巨 巨 jù large, great, enormous; chief ∼HSK 4
精灵 精靈 jīng líng spirit; fairy; elf; sprite; genie ∼HSK 4
贺 賀 Hè congratulate; send present ∼HSK 4
彩云 彩雲 cǎi yún rosy clouds ∼HSK 4
相聚 相聚 xiāng jù to meet together; to assemble ∼HSK 4
意味深长 意味深長 yì wèi shēn cháng profound; significant; meaningful ∼HSK 4
雅 雅 yǎ elegant, graceful, refined ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
诠释 詮釋 quán shì to interpret; to comment and explain; to annotate; to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role); to decode; interpretation; annotation ∼HSK 4
绘 繪 huì draw, sketch, paint ∼HSK 4
工程学 工程學 gōng chéng xué engineering ∼HSK 4
奇观 奇觀 qí guān spectacle; impressive sight ∼HSK 4
会展 會展 huì zhǎn conferences and exhibitions ∼HSK 4
谏言 諫言 jiàn yán advice; to advise ∼HSK 4
施 施 Shī grant, bestow; give; act; name ∼HSK 4
卷起 捲起 juǎn qǐ variant of ∼HSK 4
方块字 方塊字 fāng kuài zì Chinese characters ∼HSK 4