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

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内观 內觀 nèi guān to introspect; to examine oneself; (Buddhism) vipassana meditation ∼HSK 4
源自 源自 yuán zì to originate from ∼HSK 4
文化传统 文化傳統 wén huà chuán tǒng cultural tradition ∼HSK 4
设计者 設計者 shè jì zhě designer; architect (of a project) ∼HSK 4
速成 速成 sù chéng crash (course); accelerated (process); quick (fix); instant (success); to achieve in a short time ∼HSK 4
身处 身處 shēn chǔ in (some place); to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc); to find oneself in; placed in; surrounded by ∼HSK 4
什么人 什麼人 shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
量身 量身 liáng shēn to take sb's measurements; to measure sb up ∼HSK 4
永久性 永久性 yǒng jiǔ xìng permanent ∼HSK 4
多少有些 多少有些 duō shǎo yǒu xiē somewhat; more or less ∼HSK 4
世界第一 世界第一 shì jiè dì yī ranked number one in the world; the world's first ∼HSK 4
研习 研習 yán xí research and study ∼HSK 4
既是 既是 jì shì is both...(and...); since; as; being the case that ∼HSK 4
规整 規整 guī zhěng according to a pattern; regular; orderly; structured; neat and tidy ∼HSK 4
整齐划一 整齊劃一 zhěng qí huà yī to be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures) (idiom) ∼HSK 4
预想 預想 yù xiǎng to anticipate; to expect ∼HSK 4
共生 共生 gòng shēng symbiosis ∼HSK 4
环境保护 環境保護 huán jìng bǎo hù environmental protection ∼HSK 4
美感 美感 měi gǎn sense of beauty; aesthetic perception ∼HSK 4
笔划 筆劃 bǐ huà variant of ∼HSK 4
下方 下方 xià fāng underneath; below; the underside; world of mortals; to descend to the world of mortals (of gods) ∼HSK 4
列出 列出 liè chū to list; to make a list ∼HSK 4
厄瓜多尔 厄瓜多爾 È guā duō ěr Ecuador ∼HSK 4
不愉快 不愉快 bù yú kuài disagreeable; unpleasant ∼HSK 4
安哥拉 安哥拉 Ān gē lā Angola ∼HSK 4
安道尔 安道爾 Ān dào ěr Andorra ∼HSK 4
阿尔巴尼亚 阿爾巴尼亞 Ā ěr bā ní yà Albania ∼HSK 4
荷 荷 Hé lotus, water lily, holland ∼HSK 4
爱沙尼亚 愛沙尼亞 Ài shā ní yà Estonia ∼HSK 4
极少 極少 jí shǎo very little; very few ∼HSK 4
下滑 下滑 xià huá to slide down (a slope etc); (fig.) to decline ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
边儿 邊兒 biān r side ∼HSK 4
冠 冠 Guàn cap, crown, headgear ∼HSK 4
列位 列位 liè wèi ladies and gentlemen; all of you present ∼HSK 4
看官 看官 kàn guān (old) (used by novelists) dear readers; (used by storytellers) dear audience members ∼HSK 4
大伙 大夥 dà huǒ everybody; everyone; we all ∼HSK 4
尤 尤 Yóu especially, particularly ∼HSK 4
名列 名列 míng liè to rank (number 1, or third last etc); to be among (those who are in a particular group) ∼HSK 4
大项 大項 dà xiàng main item (of program) ∼HSK 4
小项 小項 xiǎo xiàng small item; event (of program) ∼HSK 4
预选 預選 yù xuǎn preselection; short-listing; primary election ∼HSK 4
轮到 輪到 lún dào to be (sb's or sth's) turn ∼HSK 4
数量级 數量級 shù liàng jí (math.) order of magnitude ∼HSK 4
意味 意味 yì wèi meaning; implication; flavor; overtone; to mean; to imply; (Tw) to get a sense of ∼HSK 4
深感 深感 shēn gǎn to feel deeply ∼HSK 4
降下 降下 jiàng xià to fall; to drop ∼HSK 4
讯息 訊息 xùn xī information; news; message; text message; SMS ∼HSK 4
淡定 淡定 dàn dìng calm and collected; unperturbed ∼HSK 4
结婚证 結婚證 jié hūn zhèng marriage certificate ∼HSK 4