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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面临 面臨 miàn lín to face sth; to be confronted with HSK 4
承担 承擔 chéng dān to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc) HSK 4
士兵 士兵 shì bīng soldier HSK 4
主席 主席 zhǔ xí chairperson; premier; chairman HSK 4
资源 資源 Zī yuán Ziyuan county in Guilin 林, Guangxi HSK 4
追求 追求 zhuī qiú to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo HSK 4
夫人 夫人 fū ren lady; madam; Mrs. HSK 4
良好 良好 liáng hǎo good; favorable; well; fine HSK 4
微笑 微笑 wēi xiào smile; to smile HSK 4
原则 原則 yuán zé principle; doctrine HSK 4
主题 主題 zhǔ tí theme; subject HSK 4
付出 付出 fù chū to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time) HSK 4
转移 轉移 zhuǎn yí to shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc); (medicine) to metastasize HSK 4
出色 出色 chū sè remarkable; outstanding HSK 4
确认 確認 què rèn to confirm; to verify; confirmation HSK 4
移动 移動 yí dòng to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable HSK 4
显著 顯著 xiǎn zhù outstanding; notable; remarkable; statistically significant HSK 4
阶段 階段 jiē duàn stage; section; phase; period HSK 4
依然 依然 yī rán still; as before HSK 4
激动 激動 jī dòng to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite HSK 4
答案 答案 dá àn answer; solution HSK 4
即将 即將 jí jiāng on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of HSK 4
采访 採訪 cǎi fǎng to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover HSK 4
发挥 發揮 fā huī to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme) HSK 4
在于 在於 zài yú to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with HSK 4
内部 內部 nèi bù interior; inside (part, section); internal HSK 4
兴奋 興奮 xīng fèn excited; excitement; (physiology) excitation HSK 4
赢得 贏得 yíng dé to win; to gain HSK 4
然而 然而 rán ér however; yet; but HSK 4
程序 程序 chéng xù procedures; sequence; order; computer program HSK 4
儿童 兒童 ér tóng child HSK 4
风格 風格 fēng gé style HSK 4
提醒 提醒 tí xǐng to remind; to call attention to; to warn of HSK 4
特殊 特殊 tè shū special; particular; unusual; extraordinary HSK 4
想象 想象 xiǎng xiàng to imagine; to envision; imagination HSK 4
失败 失敗 shī bài to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat HSK 4
挑战 挑戰 tiǎo zhàn to challenge; challenge HSK 4
巨大 巨大 jù dà huge; immense; very large; tremendous; gigantic; enormous HSK 4
稳定 穩定 wěn dìng steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify HSK 4
圈 圈 quān circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; to surround; to circle HSK 4
安 安 ān (bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安于); to place (sb) in a suitable position (job); to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to harbor (certain intentions); ampere (abbr. for 培) HSK 4
梦想 夢想 mèng xiǎng (fig.) to dream of; dream HSK 4
著名 著名 zhù míng famous; noted; well-known; celebrated HSK 4
落 落 là to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind HSK 4
牌 牌 pái mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal HSK 4
极 極 jí extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top HSK 4
倍 倍 bèi (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply HSK 4
的确 的確 dí què really; indeed HSK 4
传统 傳統 chuán tǒng tradition; traditional; convention; conventional HSK 4
政治 政治 zhèng zhì politics; political HSK 4