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

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争执 爭執 zhēng zhí to dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle HSK 7
归来 歸來 guī lái to return; to come back HSK 7
涌 涌 chōng (used in place names) HSK 7
崭新 嶄新 zhǎn xīn brand new HSK 7
赞美 讚美 zàn měi to admire; to praise; to eulogize HSK 7
窒息 窒息 zhì xī to choke; to stifle; to suffocate HSK 7
授予 授予 shòu yǔ to award; to confer HSK 7
王国 王國 wáng guó kingdom; realm HSK 7
灿烂 燦爛 càn làn to glitter; brilliant; splendid HSK 7
排练 排練 pái liàn to rehearse; rehearsal HSK 7
分歧 分歧 fēn qí divergent; difference (of opinion, position); disagreement; (math.) bifurcation HSK 7
妥协 妥協 tuǒ xié to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise HSK 7
简称 簡稱 jiǎn chēng to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form HSK 7
体制 體制 tǐ zhì system; organization HSK 7
侵略 侵略 qīn lu:è to invade; invasion HSK 7
除此之外 除此之外 chú cǐ zhī wài apart from this; in addition to this HSK 7
推测 推測 tuī cè speculation; to conjecture; to surmise; to speculate HSK 7
榜样 榜樣 bǎng yàng example; model HSK 7
响起 響起 xiǎng qǐ (of a sound) to come forth; (of a sound source) to ring out; to sound; to go off HSK 7
姿态 姿態 zī tài attitude; posture; stance HSK 7
步伐 步伐 bù fá pace; (measured) step; march HSK 7
盲目 盲目 máng mù blind; blindly; ignorant; lacking understanding HSK 7
糖果 糖果 táng guǒ candy HSK 7
庞大 龐大 páng dà huge; enormous; tremendous HSK 7
荣幸 榮幸 róng xìng honored (to have the privilege of ...) HSK 7
盼 盼 pàn to hope for; to long for; to expect HSK 7
开场 開場 kāi chǎng to begin; to open; to start; beginning of an event HSK 7
地理 地理 dì lǐ geography HSK 7
环球 環球 huán qiú around the world; worldwide HSK 7
梦幻 夢幻 mèng huàn dream; illusion; reverie HSK 7
火炬 火炬 huǒ jù (flaming) torch HSK 7
手枪 手槍 shǒu qiāng pistol HSK 7
辉煌 輝煌 huī huáng splendid; glorious HSK 7
嫩 嫩 nèn young and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked; (of color) light; (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled HSK 7
运转 運轉 yùn zhuǎn to work; to operate; to revolve; to turn around HSK 7
是非 是非 shì fēi right and wrong; quarrel HSK 7
销量 銷量 xiāo liàng sales volume HSK 7
拽 拽 yè to drag; to haul HSK 7
极限 極限 jí xiàn limit; extreme boundary HSK 7
准则 準則 zhǔn zé norm; standard; criterion HSK 7
及其 及其 jí qí (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ... HSK 7
激发 激發 jī fā to arouse; to stimulate; (physics) to excite HSK 7
华丽 華麗 huá lì gorgeous HSK 7
脑海 腦海 nǎo hǎi the mind; the brain HSK 7
大地 大地 dà dì earth; mother earth HSK 7
贵族 貴族 guì zú lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy HSK 7
出局 出局 chū jú (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball); to be dismissed (in cricket); (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition; (fig.) to be weeded out; to get the chop (in a competitive environment) HSK 7
遥远 遙遠 yáo yuǎn distant; remote HSK 7
预定 預定 yù dìng to schedule in advance HSK 7
欢呼 歡呼 huān hū to cheer for; to acclaim HSK 7