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

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体育项目 體育項目 tǐ yù xiàng mù sporting event ∼HSK 4
卷轴 卷軸 juàn zhóu scroll (book or painting) ∼HSK 4
获得者 獲得者 huò dé zhě recipient ∼HSK 4
顶部 頂部 dǐng bù roof; topmost part; top (of tree, wall etc); apex ∼HSK 4
小伙 小夥 xiǎo huǒ young guy; lad; youngster ∼HSK 4
毫无疑问 毫無疑問 háo wú yí wèn certainty; without a doubt ∼HSK 4
从艺 從藝 cóng yì to work as an artist ∼HSK 4
得令 得令 dé lìng to follow your orders; roger!; yessir! ∼HSK 4
安安 安安 ān ān (Tw) (Internet slang) Greetings! ∼HSK 4
近代 近代 jìn dài the not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades; (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919); capitalist times (pre-1949) HSK 4
外交官 外交官 wài jiāo guān diplomat HSK 4
一律 一律 yī lǜ same; uniformly; all; without exception HSK 4
深厚 深厚 shēn hòu deep; profound HSK 4
单调 單調 dān diào monotonous HSK 4
讲究 講究 jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen HSK 4
赞赏 讚賞 zàn shǎng to admire; to praise; to appreciate HSK 4
痛快 痛快 tòng kuài delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai] HSK 4
体操 體操 tǐ cāo gymnastic; gymnastics HSK 4
离不开 離不開 lí bu kāi inseparable; inevitably linked to HSK 4
格外 格外 gé wài especially; particularly HSK 4
分为 分為 fēn wéi to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide HSK 4
用途 用途 yòng tú use; application HSK 4
个体 個體 gè tǐ individual HSK 4
爱国 愛國 ài guó to love one's country; patriotic HSK 4
夏季 夏季 xià jì summer HSK 4
梦见 夢見 mèng jiàn to dream about (sth or sb); to see in a dream HSK 4
优美 優美 yōu měi graceful; fine; elegant HSK 4
符号 符號 fú hào symbol; mark; sign HSK 4
冬季 冬季 dōng jì winter HSK 4
鲜花 鮮花 xiān huā flower; fresh flowers HSK 4
闪电 閃電 shǎn diàn lightning HSK 4
图案 圖案 tú àn design; pattern HSK 4
瓜 瓜 guā melon; gourd; squash HSK 4
顺序 順序 shùn xù sequence; order HSK 4
延续 延續 yán xù to continue; to go on; to last HSK 4
了不起 了不起 liǎo bu qǐ amazing; terrific; extraordinary HSK 4
替代 替代 tì dài to substitute for; to replace; to supersede HSK 4
参考 參考 cān kǎo consultation; reference; to consult; to refer HSK 4
孙子 孫子 Sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 HSK 4
沉重 沉重 chén zhòng heavy; hard; serious; critical HSK 4
总理 總理 zǒng lǐ premier; prime minister HSK 4
拉开 拉開 lā kāi to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase HSK 4
对比 對比 duì bǐ to contrast; contrast; ratio HSK 4
身高 身高 shēn gāo (a person's) height HSK 4
没错 沒錯 méi cuò that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong HSK 4
情景 情景 qíng jǐng scene; spectacle; circumstances; situation HSK 4
品质 品質 pǐn zhì character; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc) HSK 4
暗示 暗示 àn shì to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion HSK 4
待遇 待遇 dài yù treatment; pay; salary; status; rank HSK 4
色彩 色彩 sè cǎi tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character HSK 4