Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony 2008
2008年第29届北京奥运会开幕式
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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| 广播 廣播 | broadcast; broadcasting; to broadcast; (formal) to propagate; to publicize | |
| 制度 制度 | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution | |
| 文明 文明 | civilized; civilization; culture | |
| 才能 才能 | talent; ability; capacity | |
| 主持 主持 | to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor | |
| 至今 至今 | so far; to this day; until now | |
| 国内 國內 | domestic; internal (to a country); civil | |
| 静 靜 | still; calm; quiet; not moving | |
| 放到 放到 | Put in | |
| 成就 成就 | accomplishment; success; achievement; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about | |
| 把握 把握 | to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) | |
| 展开 展開 | to unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out | |
| 团结 團結 | to unite; unity; solidarity; united | |
| 性格 性格 | nature; disposition; temperament; character | |
| 开放 開放 | to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside); to be open-minded; unrestrained by convention; unconstrained in one's sexuality | |
| 歌手 歌手 | singer | |
| 加强 加強 | to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance | |
| 人群 人群 | crowd | |
| 相比 相比 | to compare | |
| 保留 保留 | to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later | |
| 数量 數量 | amount; quantity; quantitative | |
| 长期 長期 | long term; long time; long range (of a forecast) | |
| 分别 分別 | to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually | |
| 当初 當初 | at that time; originally | |
| 较 較 | to compare; to dispute; compared to; (before adj.) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiǎo] | |
| 谈判 談判 | to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference | |
| 完整 完整 | complete; intact | |
| 围 圍 | to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) | |
| 声明 聲明 | to state; to declare; statement; declaration | |
| 齐 齊 | neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out | |
| 温暖 溫暖 | warm | |
| 整理 整理 | to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage) | |
| 举办 舉辦 | to conduct; to hold | |
| 指出 指出 | to indicate; to point out | |
| 前进 前進 | to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward | |
| 将来 將來 | in the future; future; the future | |
| 话题 話題 | subject (of a talk or conversation); topic | |
| 坚强 堅強 | staunch; strong | |
| 眼前 眼前 | before one's eyes; now; at present | |
| 现代 現代 | modern times; modern age; modern era | |
| 形式 形式 | outer appearance; form; shape; formality | |
| 服装 服裝 | dress; clothing; costume; clothes | |
| 实力 實力 | strength | |
| 对待 對待 | to treat; treatment | |
| 进步 進步 | progress; improvement; to improve; to progress | |
| 念 唸 | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) | |
| 男子 男子 | a man; a male | |
| 当中 當中 | among; in the middle; in the center | |
| 结合 結合 | to combine; to link; to integrate; binding | |
| 自动 自動 | automatic; voluntarily |