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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费用 費用 fèi yòng cost; expenditure; expense HSK 3
显得 顯得 xiǎn de to seem; to look; to appear HSK 3
配合 配合 pèi hé matching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport; to coordinate with; to act in concert with; to cooperate; to become man and wife; to combine parts of machine HSK 3
形成 形成 xíng chéng to form; to take shape HSK 3
连续 連續 lián xù continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive HSK 3
女子 女子 nǚ zǐ woman; female HSK 3
积极 積極 jī jí active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive HSK 3
强烈 強烈 qiáng liè strong; intense HSK 3
组合 組合 zǔ hé to assemble; to combine; to compose; combination; association; set; compilation; (math.) combinatorial HSK 3
联合 聯合 lián hé to combine; to join; unite; alliance HSK 3
大约 大約 dà yuē approximately; probably HSK 3
主任 主任 zhǔ rèn director; head HSK 3
到达 到達 dào dá to reach; to arrive HSK 3
仅仅 僅僅 jǐn jǐn barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more) HSK 3
形象 形象 xíng xiàng image; form; figure; visualization; vivid HSK 3
评价 評價 píng jià to evaluate; to assess HSK 3
存 存 cún to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive HSK 3
导演 導演 dǎo yǎn to direct; director (film etc) HSK 3
印象 印象 yìn xiàng impression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory HSK 3
科技 科技 kē jì science and technology HSK 3
互相 互相 hù xiāng each other; mutually; mutual HSK 3
优势 優勢 yōu shì superiority; dominance; advantage HSK 3
阳光 陽光 yáng guāng sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny) HSK 3
化 化 huà to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化学 HSK 3
舞台 舞臺 wǔ tái (lit. and fig.) stage; arena HSK 3
发出 發出 fā chū to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh) HSK 3
内心 內心 nèi xīn heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter HSK 3
任 任 rèn to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) HSK 3
通常 通常 tōng cháng regular; usual; normal; usually; normally HSK 3
员 員 yuán person; employee; member HSK 3
升 升 shēng to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 HSK 3
全球 全球 quán qiú entire; total; global; the (whole) world; worldwide HSK 3
公开 公開 gōng kāi open; overt; public; to make public; to release HSK 3
制作 製作 zhì zuò to make; to manufacture HSK 3
幸运 幸運 xìng yùn fortunate; lucky; fortune; luck HSK 3
交流 交流 jiāo liú to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb) HSK 3
强大 強大 qiáng dà large; formidable; powerful; strong HSK 3
简直 簡直 jiǎn zhí simply; really HSK 3
前面 前面 qián miàn ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian] HSK 3
相关 相關 xiāng guān related; relevant; pertinent; to be interrelated; (statistics) correlation HSK 3
发表 發表 fā biǎo to issue; to publish HSK 3
板 板 bǎn board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious HSK 3
和平 和平 Hé píng Heping District of Shenyang city 沈阳市, Liaoning; Heping or Hoping Township in Taichung County 台中县, Taiwan HSK 3
具有 具有 jù yǒu to have; to possess HSK 3
重大 重大 zhòng dà great; important; major; significant HSK 3
钟 鐘 zhōng clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell HSK 3
千万 千萬 qiān wàn ten million; countless; many; one must by all means HSK 3
时刻 時刻 shí kè time; juncture; moment; period of time; constantly; always HSK 3
意外 意外 yì wài unexpected; accident; mishap HSK 3
采取 採取 cǎi qǔ to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take HSK 3