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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苏联 蘇聯 Sū lián Soviet Union, 1922-1991; abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
八月 八月 Bā yuè August; eighth month (of the lunar year) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
日中 日中 Rì Zhōng Japan-China Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
好莱坞 好萊塢 Hǎo lái wù Hollywood; also pr. [Hao3lai2wu1] Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
毛泽东 毛澤東 Máo Zé dōng Mao Zedong (1893-1976), leader of the Chinese Communist Party 1935-1976 Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
朝鲜 朝鮮 Cháo xiǎn North Korea; Korea as geographic term; Taiwan pr. [Chao2xian1] Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
美国人 美國人 Měi guó rén American; American person; American people Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
上海 上海 Shàng hǎi Shanghai municipality Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
山水 山水 Shān shuǐ Sansui, Japanese company Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
也门 也門 Yě mén Yemen Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
不丹 不丹 Bù dān Bhutan Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
日本人 日本人 Rì běn rén Japanese person or people Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
台湾 台灣 Tái wān variant of Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
香港 香港 Xiāng gǎng Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
老挝 老撾 Lǎo wō Laos Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
多哥 多哥 Duō gē Togo Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
韩国 韓國 Hán guó South Korea (Republic of Korea); (historical) Han, one of the Seven Warring States Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
新西兰 新西蘭 Xīn xī lán New Zealand Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
中中 中中 zhōng zhōng middling; average; impartial; (Hong Kong) secondary school that uses Chinese as the medium of instruction ("CMI school") Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
男孩儿 男孩兒 nán hái r erhua variant of 男孩; boy HSK 1
有一些 有一些 yǒu yī xiē somewhat; rather; some HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì this is; this is the ... ∼HSK 1
是的 是的 shì de yes, that's right; variant of ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
中的 中的 zhòng dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head ∼HSK 1
儿 兒 rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
并不 並不 bìng bù not at all; by no means ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia ∼HSK 1
几个 幾個 jǐ ge a few; several; how many ∼HSK 1
说到 說到 shuō dào to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for ∼HSK 1
最多 最多 zuì duō at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal ∼HSK 1
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
百年 百年 bǎi nián hundred years; century; lifetime ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
今 今 jīn now, today, modern era ∼HSK 1
十三 十三 shí sān thirteen; 13 ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
在一起 在一起 zài yī qǐ together ∼HSK 1
三次 三次 sān cì third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) ∼HSK 1
三十 三十 sān shí thirty; 30 ∼HSK 1
小女 小女 xiǎo nǚ my daughter (humble) ∼HSK 1
叫做 叫做 jiào zuò to be called; to be known as ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1