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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城市化 城市化 chéng shì huà urbanization ∼HSK 3
修葺 修葺 xiū qì to repair; to renovate ∼HSK 3
敌 敵 dí enemy, foe, rival; resist ∼HSK 3
派对 派對 pài duì (loanword) party ∼HSK 3
时装表演 時裝表演 shí zhuāng biǎo yǎn fashion show ∼HSK 3
所指 所指 suǒ zhǐ the objects indicated; as pointed out ∼HSK 3
朱 朱 Zhū cinnabar, vermilion; surname ∼HSK 3
万物 萬物 wàn wù all things; all that exists ∼HSK 3
合一 合一 hé yī to unite ∼HSK 3
太空人 太空人 tài kōng rén astronaut ∼HSK 3
莱 萊 lái goosefoot, weed; fallow field ∼HSK 3
连用 連用 lián yòng to use (two words etc) together; to use (sth) continuously ∼HSK 3
信息化 信息化 xìn xī huà informatization (the Information Age analog of industrialization) ∼HSK 3
组成部分 組成部分 zǔ chéng bù fèn part; component; ingredient; constituent ∼HSK 3
紧跟 緊跟 jǐn gēn to follow precisely; to comply with ∼HSK 3
活着 活著 huó zhe alive ∼HSK 3
国际关系 國際關係 guó jì guān xì international relations ∼HSK 3
阿根廷 阿根廷 Ā gēn tíng Argentina ∼HSK 3
阿曼 阿曼 Ā màn Oman ∼HSK 3
阿富汗 阿富汗 Ā fù hàn Afghanistan ∼HSK 3
爱尔兰 愛爾蘭 Ài ěr lán Ireland ∼HSK 3
奥地利 奧地利 Ào dì lì Austria ∼HSK 3
祝好 祝好 zhù hǎo wish you all the best! (when signing off on a correspondence) ∼HSK 3
相邻 相鄰 xiāng lín neighbor; adjacent ∼HSK 3
事儿 事兒 shì r matter, affair ∼HSK 3
爷们儿 爺們兒 yé men r erhua variant of ∼HSK 3
旧地重游 舊地重遊 jiù dì - chóng yóu (idiom) to return to a place after a long time away ∼HSK 3
诺 諾 nuò promise; assent, approve ∼HSK 3
救出 救出 jiù chū to rescue; to pluck from danger ∼HSK 3
七十年代 七十年代 qī shí nián dài the seventies; the 1970s ∼HSK 3
性地 性地 xìng dì innate quality; natural disposition ∼HSK 3
奇 奇 jī strange, unusual, uncanny, occult ∼HSK 3
市委 市委 shì wěi municipal committee ∼HSK 3
合唱团 合唱團 hé chàng tuán chorus; choir ∼HSK 3
击败 擊敗 jī bài to defeat; to beat ∼HSK 3
传给 傳給 chuán gěi to pass on to; to transfer to; to hand on to; (in football etc) to pass to ∼HSK 3
加演 加演 jiā yǎn to put on extra shows; to extend the run (of a show); to include an additional element in a show ∼HSK 3
岁时 歲時 suì shí season; time of the year ∼HSK 3
长处 長處 cháng chù good aspects; strong points HSK 3
代表团 代表團 dài biǎo tuán delegation HSK 3
下一代 下一代 xià yī dài the next generation ∼HSK 3
大使馆 大使館 dà shǐ guǎn embassy HSK 3
现代化 現代化 xiàn dài huà modernization HSK 3
长城 長城 Cháng chéng the Great Wall HSK 3
武术 武術 wǔ shù military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development); self-defense; tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage); also called kungfu 功夫 HSK 3
认得 認得 rèn de to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know HSK 3
世界杯 世界杯 Shì jiè bēi World Cup HSK 3
收看 收看 shōu kàn to watch (a TV program) HSK 3
动人 動人 dòng rén touching; moving HSK 3
一方面 一方面 yī fāng miàn on the one hand HSK 3