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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把 把 bǎ to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) HSK 3
天下太平 天下太平 tiān xià tài píng the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity Idiom ∼HSK 2
人山人海 人山人海 rén shān rén hǎi (idiom) multitude; vast crowd Idiom ∼HSK 2
更上一层楼 更上一層樓 gèng shàng yī céng lóu to take it up a notch; to bring it up a level Idiom ∼HSK 2
有数 有數 yǒu shù to have kept count; to know how many; (fig.) to know exactly how things stand; to know the score; not many; only a few Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
没完没了 沒完沒了 méi wán méi liǎo without end; incessantly; on and on Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
挺 挺 tǐng straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns Colloquialism HSK 2
拉 拉 lā to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels Colloquialism HSK 2
希腊 希臘 Xī là Greece Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
四川 四川 Sì chuān Sichuan Province, capital Chengdu Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
伊朗 伊朗 Yī lǎng Iran Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
伊拉克 伊拉克 Yī lā kè Iraq Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
北京市 北京市 Běi jīng Shì Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
科比 科比 Kē bǐ Kobe Bryant; abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
泰国 泰國 Tài guó Thailand Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
中华人民共和国 中華人民共和國 Zhōng huá Rén mín Gòng hé guó People's Republic of China Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
加里 加里 Jiā lǐ Gary (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
西藏 西藏 Xī zàng Tibet Autonomous Region, capital Lhasa Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
巴黎 巴黎 Bā lí Paris, capital of France Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
湖人 湖人 Hú rén Los Angeles Lakers; abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
芭芭拉 芭芭拉 Bā bā lā Barbara or Barbra (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
越国 越國 Yuè guó Yue state; generic term for states in south China or southeast Asia at different historical periods Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
道家 道家 Dào jiā Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi (369-286 BC) Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
莎拉 莎拉 Shā lā Sara or Sarah (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
土耳其 土耳其 Tǔ ěr qí Turkey Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
马来西亚 馬來西亞 Mǎ lái xī yà Malaysia Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
以色列 以色列 Yǐ sè liè Israel Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
乌克兰 烏克蘭 Wū kè lán Ukraine Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
巴西 巴西 Bā xī Brazil Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
乍得 乍得 Zhà dé Chad Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
西班牙 西班牙 Xī bān yá Spain Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
刚果 剛果 Gāng guǒ Congo (Congo-Brazzaville or Congo-Kinshasa) Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
多米尼克 多米尼克 Duō mǐ ní kè Dominica (Commonwealth of Dominica) Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
波兰 波蘭 Bō lán Poland Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
孟加拉国 孟加拉國 Mèng jiā lā guó Bangladesh Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
叙利亚 敘利亞 Xù lì yà Syria Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
荷兰 荷蘭 Hé lán Holland; the Netherlands Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
海地 海地 Hǎi dì Haiti Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
菲律宾 菲律賓 Fēi lǜ bīn the Philippines Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
越南 越南 Yuè nán Vietnam Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
黑山 黑山 Hēi shān Montenegro (country); Heishan county in Jinzhou, Liaoning Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
缅甸 緬甸 Miǎn diàn Myanmar (or Burma) Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
新加坡 新加坡 Xīn jiā pō Singapore Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
意大利 意大利 Yì dà lì Italy Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
墨西哥 墨西哥 Mò xī gē Mexico Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
地中海 地中海 Dì zhōng Hǎi Mediterranean Sea Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
省级 省級 shěng jí (administrative) province-level Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
希腊语 希臘語 Xī là yǔ Greek language Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
百度 百度 Bǎi dù Baidu, Internet portal and search engine, www.baidu.com, listed as BIDU on NASDAQ since 1999 Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
奥运 奧運 Ào yùn Olympic Games; the Olympics ∼HSK 2