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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递交 遞交 dì jiāo to present; to give; to hand over; to hand in; to lay before HSK 7
儒家 儒家 Rú jiā Confucian school, founded by Confucius 子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC) HSK 7
阵容 陣容 zhèn róng troop arrangement; battle formation; lineup (of a sports team etc) HSK 7
瞩目 矚目 zhǔ mù to focus attention upon HSK 7
不愧 不愧 bù kuì to be worthy of; to deserve to be called; to prove oneself to be HSK 7
来宾 來賓 Lái bīn Laibin prefecture-level city in Guangxi HSK 7
牵涉 牽涉 qiān shè to involve; implicated HSK 7
看中 看中 kàn zhòng to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on HSK 7
全能 全能 quán néng omnipotent; all-round; strong in every area HSK 7
圆形 圓形 yuán xíng round; circular HSK 7
环绕 環繞 huán rào to surround; to circle; to revolve around HSK 7
平和 平和 Píng hé Pinghe county in Zhangzhou 州, Fujian HSK 7
废墟 廢墟 fèi xū ruins HSK 7
重现 重現 chóng xiàn to reappear HSK 7
芝麻 芝麻 zhī ma sesame (seed) HSK 7
歌剧 歌劇 gē jù Western opera HSK 7
进场 進場 jìn chǎng to enter the venue; to enter the arena; (aviation) to approach the airfield; (investing) to get into the market HSK 7
空前 空前 kōng qián unprecedented HSK 7
惊叹 驚嘆 jīng tàn to exclaim in admiration; a gasp of surprise HSK 7
振奋 振奮 zhèn fèn to stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits; to inspire HSK 7
善意 善意 shàn yì goodwill; benevolence; kindness HSK 7
高涨 高漲 gāo zhǎng to surge up; to rise; (of tensions etc) to run high HSK 7
预先 預先 yù xiān beforehand; in advance HSK 7
忧虑 憂慮 yōu lǜ to worry; anxiety (about) HSK 7
忽悠 忽悠 hū you to rock; to sway; to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water); to flutter (e.g. of a flag); to trick sb into doing sth; to dupe; to con HSK 7
微妙 微妙 wēi miào subtle HSK 7
激起 激起 jī qǐ to arouse; to evoke; to cause; to stir up HSK 7
衷心 衷心 zhōng xīn heartfelt; wholehearted; cordial HSK 7
转播 轉播 zhuǎn bō relay; broadcast (on radio or TV) HSK 7
新手 新手 xīn shǒu new hand; novice; raw recruit HSK 7
礼仪 禮儀 lǐ yí etiquette; ceremony HSK 7
乒乓球 乒乓球 pīng pāng qiú table tennis; ping-pong; table tennis ball HSK 7
丧生 喪生 sàng shēng to die; to lose one's life HSK 7
历程 歷程 lì chéng course; process HSK 7
倒计时 倒計時 dào jì shí to count down; countdown HSK 7
瀑布 瀑布 pù bù waterfall HSK 7
会场 會場 huì chǎng meeting place; place where people gather HSK 7
起伏 起伏 qǐ fú to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs HSK 7
缓缓 緩緩 huǎn huǎn slowly; unhurriedly; little by little HSK 7
源于 源於 yuán yú has its origins in HSK 7
难以置信 難以置信 nán yǐ zhì xìn hard to believe; incredible HSK 7
无穷 無窮 wú qióng endless; boundless; inexhaustible HSK 7
航行 航行 háng xíng to sail; to fly; to navigate HSK 7
孤立 孤立 gū lì isolated; to isolate HSK 7
解读 解讀 jiě dú to decipher; to decode; to interpret HSK 7
乐器 樂器 yuè qì musical instrument HSK 7
遇难 遇難 yù nàn to perish; to be killed HSK 7
出演 出演 chū yǎn to appear (in a show etc); an appearance (on stage etc) HSK 7
携手 攜手 xié shǒu hand in hand; to join hands; to collaborate HSK 7
点子 點子 diǎn zi spot; point; dot; speck; drop (of liquid); droplet; point (of argument); idea; crux; indication; pointer HSK 7