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

Vocabulary

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今晚 今晚 jīn wǎn tonight ∼HSK 2
斯 斯 Sī this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle ∼HSK 2
令人 令人 lìng rén to cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc) ∼HSK 2
孩子们 孩子們 hái zi men children ∼HSK 2
万人 萬人 wàn rén ten thousand people; all the people; everyman ∼HSK 2
刘 劉 Liú surname; kill, destroy ∼HSK 2
澳大利亚 澳大利亞 Ào dà lì yà Australia ∼HSK 2
不只 不只 bù zhǐ not only; not merely ∼HSK 2
身 身 shēn body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158 ∼HSK 2
将会 將會 jiāng huì auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause); should (enable); going to ∼HSK 2
名叫 名叫 míng jiào called; named ∼HSK 2
在此 在此 zài cǐ hereto; here ∼HSK 2
报导 報導 bào dǎo to report (in the media); (news) report ∼HSK 2
某种 某種 mǒu zhǒng some kind (of) ∼HSK 2
历史上 歷史上 lì shǐ shàng historical; in history ∼HSK 2
艺术家 藝術家 yì shù jiā artist ∼HSK 2
孩 孩 hái baby, child; children ∼HSK 2
林 林 Lín forest, grove; surname ∼HSK 2
一周 一週 yī zhōu one week; all the way around; a whole cycle ∼HSK 2
维 維 Wéi maintain, preserve, safeguard ∼HSK 2
拉拉队 拉拉隊 lā lā duì cheerleading squad; also written 啦啦隊|啦啦队 ∼HSK 2
女排 女排 nǚ pái women's volleyball; abbr. for 女子排球 ∼HSK 2
国度 國度 guó dù country; nation ∼HSK 2
战 戰 zhàn war, fighting, battle ∼HSK 2
而言 而言 ér yán (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as... is concerned; speaking in terms of... ∼HSK 2
奥 奧 Ào mysterious, obscure, profound ∼HSK 2
纳 納 Nà admit, take, receive, accept ∼HSK 2
领导人 領導人 lǐng dǎo rén leader ∼HSK 2
第一夫人 第一夫人 dì yī fū rén First Lady (wife of US president) ∼HSK 2
言 言 yán words, speech; speak, say ∼HSK 2
一次又一次 一次又一次 yī cì yòu yī cì repeatedly; over and over again ∼HSK 2
具 具 jù tool, implement; draw up, write ∼HSK 2
千年 千年 qiān nián millennium ∼HSK 2
一句 一句 yī jù a line of verse; a sentence ∼HSK 2
满眼 滿眼 mǎn yǎn (of tears etc) filling the eyes; (of scenery etc) filling one's field of view ∼HSK 2
象 象 xiàng elephant; ivory; figure, image ∼HSK 2
又一次 又一次 yòu yī cì yet again; once again; once more ∼HSK 2
千里 千里 qiān lǐ a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance ∼HSK 2
基 基 jī foundation, base ∼HSK 2
有可能 有可能 yǒu kě néng possible; probable; possibly; probably; may; might ∼HSK 2
陈 陳 Chén exhibit, display; plead; a surname ∼HSK 2
短跑 短跑 duǎn pǎo sprint (race) ∼HSK 2
亿万 億萬 yì wàn millions and millions ∼HSK 2
数十亿 數十億 shù shí yì several billion ∼HSK 2
十万 十萬 shí wàn hundred thousand ∼HSK 2
数年 數年 shù nián several years; many years ∼HSK 2
世 世 Shì generation; world; era ∼HSK 2
杀人 殺人 shā rén homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) ∼HSK 2
顷刻间 頃刻間 qǐng kè jiān in an instant ∼HSK 2
受害者 受害者 shòu hài zhě casualty; victim; those injured and wounded ∼HSK 2