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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其中 其中 qí zhōng among; in; included among these HSK 2
分钟 分鐘 fēn zhōng minute HSK 2
有人 有人 yǒu rén someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom) HSK 2
不同 不同 bù tóng different; distinct; not the same; not alike HSK 2
进入 進入 jìn rù to enter; to join; to go into HSK 2
原因 原因 yuán yīn cause; origin; root cause; reason HSK 2
虽然 雖然 suī rán although; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc) HSK 2
刚 剛 gāng hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly HSK 2
相信 相信 xiāng xìn to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true HSK 2
队 隊 duì squadron; team; group HSK 2
要求 要求 yāo qiú to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand HSK 2
全 全 quán all; whole; entire; every; complete HSK 2
计划 計劃 jì huà plan; project; program; to plan; to map out HSK 2
发 發 fā to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds) HSK 2
完 完 wán to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire HSK 2
完全 完全 wán quán complete; whole; totally; entirely HSK 2
机会 機會 jī huì opportunity; chance; occasion HSK 2
不错 不錯 bù cuò correct; right; not bad; pretty good HSK 2
或者 或者 huò zhě or; possibly; maybe; perhaps HSK 2
安全 安全 ān quán safe; secure; safety; security HSK 2
参加 參加 cān jiā to participate; to take part; to join HSK 2
过去 過去 guò qù (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by HSK 2
周 周 zhōu to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially HSK 2
见到 見到 jiàn dào to see HSK 2
头 頭 tóu head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock HSK 2
出现 出現 chū xiàn to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up HSK 2
或 或 huò maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or HSK 2
进行 進行 jìn xíng to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute HSK 2
为什么 為什麼 wèi shén me why?; for what reason? HSK 2
场 場 cháng threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout HSK 2
然后 然後 rán hòu then; after that; afterwards HSK 2
感觉 感覺 gǎn jué feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive HSK 2
成为 成為 chéng wéi to become; to turn into HSK 2
其他 其他 qí tā other; (sth or sb) else; the rest HSK 2
长 長 cháng length; long; forever; always; constantly HSK 2
而且 而且 ér qiě (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore HSK 2
所有 所有 suǒ yǒu all; to have; to possess; to own HSK 2
名 名 míng name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people HSK 2
成 成 chéng to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth HSK 2
第一 第一 dì yī first; number one; primary HSK 2
不要 不要 bù yào don't!; must not HSK 2
公司 公司 gōng sī company; firm; corporation HSK 2
不过 不過 bù guò only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival) HSK 2
一直 一直 yī zhí straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through HSK 2
生活 生活 shēng huó to live; life; livelihood HSK 2
一定 一定 yī dìng surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must HSK 2
大家 大家 dà jiā everyone; influential family; great expert HSK 2
位 位 wèi position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential HSK 2
应该 應該 yīng gāi ought to; should; must HSK 2
认为 認為 rèn wéi to believe; to think; to consider; to feel HSK 2