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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提出 提出 tí chū to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash) HSK 2
广告 廣告 guǎng gào to advertise; a commercial; advertisement HSK 2
画 畫 huà to draw; to paint; picture; painting; to draw (a line) (variant of 划); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划) HSK 2
晚安 晚安 wǎn ān Good night!; Good evening! HSK 2
称 稱 chèn to fit; balanced; suitable HSK 2
年轻 年輕 nián qīng young HSK 2
海 海 hǎi ocean; sea; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous HSK 2
加油 加油 jiā yóu to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on HSK 2
就要 就要 jiù yào will; shall; to be going to HSK 2
自由 自由 zì yóu freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted HSK 2
后来 後來 hòu lái afterwards; later; newly arrived HSK 2
比如 比如 bǐ rú for example; for instance; such as HSK 2
超过 超過 chāo guò to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip HSK 2
讨论 討論 tǎo lùn to discuss; to talk over HSK 2
不少 不少 bù shǎo many; a lot; not few HSK 2
主要 主要 zhǔ yào main; principal; major; primary HSK 2
查 查 chá to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary) HSK 2
意见 意見 yì jiàn idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint HSK 2
身边 身邊 shēn biān at one's side; on hand HSK 2
同样 同樣 tóng yàng same; equal; equivalent HSK 2
许多 許多 xǔ duō many; a lot of; much HSK 2
健康 健康 jiàn kāng health; healthy HSK 2
节目 節目 jié mù program; item (on a program) HSK 2
经常 經常 jīng cháng frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily HSK 2
度 度 dù to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences HSK 2
提 提 dī used in 防 and 溜 HSK 2
漂亮 漂亮 piào liang pretty; beautiful HSK 2
哭 哭 kū to cry; to weep HSK 2
只能 只能 zhǐ néng can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice HSK 2
经过 經過 jīng guò to pass; to go through; process; course HSK 2
受到 受到 shòu dào to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) HSK 2
变成 變成 biàn chéng to change into; to turn into; to become HSK 2
数 數 shǔ to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list HSK 2
收 收 shōu to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) HSK 2
怎样 怎樣 zěn yàng how; what kind HSK 2
近 近 jìn near; close to; approximately HSK 2
做到 做到 zuò dào to accomplish; to achieve HSK 2
眼睛 眼睛 yǎn jing eye HSK 2
新闻 新聞 xīn wén news HSK 2
边 邊 biān side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously HSK 2
一般 一般 yī bān same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general HSK 2
欢迎 歡迎 huān yíng to welcome; welcome HSK 2
它们 它們 tā men they (for inanimate objects) HSK 2
原来 原來 yuán lái original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out HSK 2
气 氣 qì gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi HSK 2
故事 故事 gù shì old practice HSK 2
感到 感到 gǎn dào to feel; to sense; to perceive HSK 2
照片 照片 zhào piàn photograph; picture HSK 2
往 往 wǎng to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous HSK 2
那样 那樣 nà yàng that kind; that sort HSK 2