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 Self

Henry Kissinger Self

Barbara Bush Self

George H. W. Bush Self

George W. Bush Self

Laura Bush Self

Shimon Peres Self

Anne, Princess Royal Self

Lee Myung-bak Self

Jiang Zemin Self

Vocabulary

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布佈 bù	variant of 布; to announce; to spread	HSK 3
队员隊員 duì yuán	team member	HSK 3
建建 jiàn	to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct	HSK 3
表达表達 biǎo dá	to express; to convey	HSK 3
周围周圍 zhōu wéi	environs; surroundings; periphery	HSK 3
演员演員 yǎn yuán	actor or actress; performer	HSK 3
文化文化 wén huà	culture; civilization; cultural	HSK 3
杂志雜誌 zá zhì	magazine	HSK 3
共同共同 gòng tóng	common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative	HSK 3
大概大概 dà gài	roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea	HSK 3
对手對手 duì shǒu	opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match	HSK 3
紧緊 jǐn	tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten	HSK 3
世纪世紀 shì jì	century	HSK 3
超级超級 chāo jí	super-; ultra-; hyper-	HSK 3
事实上事實上 shì shí shàng	in fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto	HSK 3
乐樂 lè	happy; cheerful; to laugh	HSK 3
演出演出 yǎn chū	to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show	HSK 3
等待等待 děng dài	to wait; to wait for	HSK 3
配配 pèi	to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate	HSK 3
思想思想 sī xiǎng	thought; thinking; idea; ideology	HSK 3
各种各種 gè zhǒng	every kind of; all kinds of; various	HSK 3
美好美好 měi hǎo	beautiful; fine	HSK 3
艺术藝術 yì shù	art	HSK 3
创造創造 chuàng zào	to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record)	HSK 3
宣布宣佈 xuān bù	to declare; to announce; to proclaim	HSK 3
不仅不僅 bù jǐn	not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)	HSK 3
下面下面 xià miàn	below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xià mian]	HSK 3
程度程度 chéng dù	degree; level; extent	HSK 3
胜利勝利 shèng lì	victory	HSK 3
年代年代 nián dài	a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period	HSK 3
直直 zhí	straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters	HSK 3
增加增加 zēng jiā	to raise; to increase	HSK 3
系係 xì	to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary)	HSK 3
充满充滿 chōng mǎn	full of; brimming with; very full; permeated	HSK 3
哈哈哈哈 hā hā	(onom.) laughing out loud	HSK 3
伟大偉大 wěi dà	huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)	HSK 3
时代時代 Shí dài	Time, US weekly news magazine	HSK 3
作品作品 zuò pǐn	work (of art); opus	HSK 3
经济經濟 jīng jì	economy; economic	HSK 3
状况狀況 zhuàng kuàng	condition; state; situation	HSK 3
效果效果 xiào guǒ	result; effect; efficacy; (theater) sound or visual effects	HSK 3
显然顯然 xiǎn rán	clearly; evidently; obviously	HSK 3
空空 kōng	empty; air; sky; in vain	HSK 3
范围範圍 fàn wéi	range; scope; limit; extent	HSK 3
朝朝 Cháo	abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea	HSK 3
精彩精彩 jīng cǎi	wonderful; marvelous; brilliant	HSK 3
记录記錄 jì lù	to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc)	HSK 3
后面後面 hòu mian	the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards	HSK 3
传傳 chuán	to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)	HSK 3
完美完美 wán měi	perfect	HSK 3