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 Self

Henry Kissinger Self

Barbara Bush Self

George H. W. Bush Self

George W. Bush Self

Laura Bush Self

Shimon Peres Self

Anne, Princess Royal Self

Lee Myung-bak Self

Jiang Zemin Self

Vocabulary

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逛逛 guàng	to stroll; to visit	HSK 4
挑选挑選 tiāo xuǎn	to choose; to select	HSK 4
扫掃 sǎo	to sweep	HSK 4
渐渐漸漸 jiàn jiàn	gradually	HSK 4
多次多次 duō cì	many times; repeatedly	HSK 4
吸收吸收 xī shōu	to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit	HSK 4
青春青春 qīng chūn	youth; youthfulness	HSK 4
多年多年 duō nián	many years; for many years; longstanding	HSK 4
综合綜合 zōng hé	comprehensive; composite; synthesized; mixed; to sum up; to integrate; to synthesize	HSK 4
哪怕哪怕 nǎ pà	even; even if; even though; no matter how	HSK 4
规模規模 guī mó	scale; scope; extent	HSK 4
沉沉 chén	to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy	HSK 4
担任擔任 dān rèn	to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as	HSK 4
翻译翻譯 fān yì	to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation	HSK 4
阵陣 zhèn	disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration	HSK 4
反映反映 fǎn yìng	to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; (fig.) to report; to make known; to render	HSK 4
各个各個 gè gè	every; various; separately, one by one	HSK 4
收获收穫 shōu huò	to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward	HSK 4
官方官方 guān fāng	government; official (approved or issued by an authority)	HSK 4
减減 jiǎn	to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish	HSK 4
改善改善 gǎi shàn	to make better; to improve	HSK 4
扩大擴大 kuò dà	to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope	HSK 4
反而反而 fǎn ér	on the contrary; instead	HSK 4
相反相反 xiāng fǎn	opposite; contrary	HSK 4
宽寬 kuān	wide; broad; loose; relaxed; lenient	HSK 4
运用運用 yùn yòng	to use; to put to use	HSK 4
地面地面 dì miàn	floor; ground; surface	HSK 4
清醒清醒 qīng xǐng	clear-headed; sober; awake	HSK 4
黑暗黑暗 hēi àn	dark; darkly; darkness	HSK 4
交换交換 jiāo huàn	to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute	HSK 4
运动员運動員 yùn dòng yuán	athlete	HSK 4
位于位於 wèi yú	to be located at; to be situated at; to lie	HSK 4
勇气勇氣 yǒng qì	courage; valor	HSK 4
大型大型 dà xíng	large; large-scale	HSK 4
划划 huá	to row; to paddle; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth)	HSK 4
依靠依靠 yī kào	to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on	HSK 4
勇敢勇敢 yǒng gǎn	brave; courageous	HSK 4
圆圓 yuán	circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)	HSK 4
降降 jiàng	to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend	HSK 4
脑袋腦袋 nǎo dai	head; skull; brains; mental capability	HSK 4
指挥指揮 zhǐ huī	to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra)	HSK 4
自信自信 zì xìn	to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence	HSK 4
实施實施 shí shī	to implement; to carry out	HSK 4
镜头鏡頭 jìng tóu	camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene	HSK 4
出席出席 chū xí	to attend; to participate; present	HSK 4
有趣有趣 yǒu qù	interesting; fascinating; amusing	HSK 4
迅速迅速 xùn sù	rapid; speedy; fast	HSK 4
细节細節 xì jié	details; particulars	HSK 4
万一萬一 wàn yī	just in case; if by any chance; contingency	HSK 4
背景背景 bèi jǐng	background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer	HSK 4