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

Vocabulary

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直到 直到 zhí dào until HSK 3
感受 感受 gǎn shòu to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); to experience; a feeling; an impression; an experience HSK 3
集中 集中 jí zhōng to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together HSK 3
变化 變化 biàn huà (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation HSK 3
美丽 美麗 měi lì beautiful HSK 3
观众 觀眾 guān zhòng spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc) HSK 3
感情 感情 gǎn qíng emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons HSK 3
上面 上面 shàng miàn on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] HSK 3
内容 內容 nèi róng content; substance; details HSK 3
现实 現實 xiàn shí reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested HSK 3
达到 達到 dá dào to reach; to achieve; to attain HSK 3
实际上 實際上 shí jì shàng in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice HSK 3
救 捄 jiù to save; to assist; to rescue HSK 3
正式 正式 zhèng shì formal; official HSK 3
祝 祝 zhù to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies HSK 3
更加 更加 gèng jiā more (than sth else); even more HSK 3
建立 建立 jiàn lì to establish; to set up; to found HSK 3
环境 環境 huán jìng environment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient HSK 3
群 羣 qún group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc HSK 3
产生 產生 chǎn shēng to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate HSK 3
相当 相當 xiāng dāng equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite HSK 3
价值 價值 jià zhí value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc) HSK 3
表演 表演 biǎo yǎn play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate HSK 3
地区 地區 dì qū local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit); region; area; as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) HSK 3
反应 反應 fǎn yìng to react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction HSK 3
以来 以來 yǐ lái since (a previous event) HSK 3
久 久 jiǔ (long) time; (long) duration of time HSK 3
跳 跳 tiào to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate HSK 3
专家 專家 zhuān jiā expert; specialist HSK 3
本来 本來 běn lái original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course HSK 3
事实 事實 shì shí fact HSK 3
仅 僅 jǐn barely; only; merely HSK 3
紧张 緊張 jǐn zhāng nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce HSK 3
经历 經歷 jīng lì experience; to experience; to go through HSK 3
值得 值得 zhí de to be worth; to deserve HSK 3
属于 屬於 shǔ yú to be classified as; to belong to; to be part of HSK 3
显示 顯示 xiǎn shì to show; to illustrate; to display; to demonstrate HSK 3
选手 選手 xuǎn shǒu athlete; contestant HSK 3
各 各 gè each; every HSK 3
训练 訓練 xùn liàn to train; to drill; training HSK 3
同意 同意 tóng yì to agree; to consent; to approve HSK 3
由于 由於 yóu yú due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because HSK 3
压力 壓力 yā lì pressure HSK 3
面对 面對 miàn duì to face; to confront HSK 3
步 步 bù a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation HSK 3
人民 人民 rén mín the people HSK 3
赢 贏 yíng to beat; to win; to profit HSK 3
责任 責任 zé rèn responsibility; blame; duty HSK 3
自然 自然 zì rán nature; natural; naturally HSK 3
幸福 幸福 xìng fú happiness; happy; blessed HSK 3