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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现身 現身 xiàn shēn to show oneself; to appear; (of a deity) to appear in the flesh ∼HSK 2
伊 伊 Yī third person pronoun; he, she, this, that ∼HSK 2
那种 那種 nà zhǒng that kind of ∼HSK 2
什么地方 什麼地方 shén me dì fang somewhere; someplace; where ∼HSK 2
到场 到場 dào chǎng to show up; present (at the scene) ∼HSK 2
交还 交還 jiāo huán to return sth; to hand back ∼HSK 2
打气 打氣 dǎ qì to inflate; to pump up; (fig.) to encourage; to boost morale ∼HSK 2
某些 某些 mǒu xiē some; certain (things) ∼HSK 2
正向 正向 zhèng xiàng forward (direction); positive (thinking, mood, values etc) ∼HSK 2
面带 面帶 miàn dài to wear (on one's face) ∼HSK 2
大脚 大腳 dà jiǎo naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet); long kick (soccer); Bigfoot (mythological animal) ∼HSK 2
向外 向外 xiàng wài outward ∼HSK 2
人头 人頭 rén tóu person; number of people; (per) capita; (a person's) head; (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account) ∼HSK 2
到此 到此 dào cǐ hereto; hereunto ∼HSK 2
开颜 開顏 kāi yán to smile; to beam ∼HSK 2
高举 高舉 gāo jǔ to lift up; to hold high ∼HSK 2
全民 全民 quán mín entire population (of a country) ∼HSK 2
旅 旅 lǚ trip, journey; travel; traveler ∼HSK 2
画轴 畫軸 huà zhóu character scroll; scroll painting ∼HSK 2
山水画 山水畫 shān shuǐ huà landscape painting ∼HSK 2
器 器 qì receptacle, vessel; instrument ∼HSK 2
来讲 來講 lái jiǎng as to; considering; for ∼HSK 2
画笔 畫筆 huà bǐ painting brush ∼HSK 2
物 物 wù thing, substance, creature ∼HSK 2
熟知 熟知 shú zhī to be well acquainted with ∼HSK 2
层层 層層 céng céng layer upon layer ∼HSK 2
对内 對內 duì nèi internal; national; domestic (policy) ∼HSK 2
多时 多時 duō shí long time ∼HSK 2
为的是 為的是 wèi de shì for the sake of; for the purpose of ∼HSK 2
一层 一層 yī céng layer ∼HSK 2
走向 走向 zǒu xiàng direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology); inclination; trend; to move towards; to head for ∼HSK 2
通商 通商 tōng shāng (of nations) to have trade relations; to engage in trade ∼HSK 2
海上 海上 hǎi shàng maritime ∼HSK 2
史 史 Shǐ history, chronicle, annals ∼HSK 2
排场 排場 pái chang ostentation; a show of extravagance; grand style; red tape ∼HSK 2
茶馆 茶館 chá guǎn teahouse ∼HSK 2
眼前一亮 眼前一亮 yǎn qián - yī liàng (one's) eyes light up; to be impressed by what one sees ∼HSK 2
小名 小名 xiǎo míng pet name for a child; childhood name ∼HSK 2
笃信 篤信 dǔ xìn to sincerely believe ∼HSK 2
排出 排出 pái chū to discharge ∼HSK 2
东道 東道 dōng dào host ∼HSK 2
身穿 身穿 shēn chuān to wear (a garment) ∼HSK 2
尼 尼 ní Buddhist nun; transliteration ∼HSK 2
巴 巴 Bā greatly desire, anxiously hope ∼HSK 2
埃及 埃及 Āi jí Egypt ∼HSK 2
留影 留影 liú yǐng to take a photo as a souvenir; a souvenir photo ∼HSK 2
满脸 滿臉 mǎn liǎn across one's whole face ∼HSK 2
成了 成了 chéng le to be done; to be ready; that's enough!; that will do! ∼HSK 2
得着 得著 dé zháo to obtain ∼HSK 2
中长跑 中長跑 zhōng cháng pǎo middle distance race ∼HSK 2