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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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
第一次 第一次 dì yī cì the first time; first; number one ∼HSK 1
多个 多個 duō ge many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc) ∼HSK 1
哥们儿 哥們兒 gē men r erhua variant of ∼HSK 1
候 候 hòu wait; expect; visit; greet ∼HSK 1
做出 做出 zuò chū to put out; to issue ∼HSK 1
大国 大國 dà guó a power (i.e. a dominant country) ∼HSK 1
有请 有請 yǒu qǐng to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) ∼HSK 1
几分 幾分 jǐ fēn somewhat; a bit ∼HSK 1
早在 早在 zǎo zài as early as ∼HSK 1
京 京 Jīng capital city ∼HSK 1
飞天 飛天 fēi tiān flying Apsara (Buddhist art) ∼HSK 1
哪个 哪個 nǎ ge which; who ∼HSK 1
说出 說出 shuō chū to speak out; to declare (one's view) ∼HSK 1
等等 等等 děng děng et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! ∼HSK 1
一种 一種 yī zhǒng one kind of; one type of ∼HSK 1
在地 在地 zài dì (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē]) ∼HSK 1
半个 半個 bàn ge half of sth ∼HSK 1
有了 有了 yǒu le I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven ∼HSK 1
本字 本字 běn zì original form of a Chinese character ∼HSK 1
前行 前行 qián xíng (literary) to go forward ∼HSK 1
家门 家門 jiā mén house door; family clan ∼HSK 1
亚 亞 Yà Asia; second ∼HSK 1
晚上好 晚上好 wǎn shàng hǎo Good evening! ∼HSK 1
不由 不由 bù yóu can't help (doing sth) ∼HSK 1
第二天 第二天 dì èr tiān next day; the morrow ∼HSK 1
翌年 翌年 yì nián the following year; the next year ∼HSK 1
走出 走出 zǒu chū to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc) ∼HSK 1
均 均 jūn equal, even, fair; all, also ∼HSK 1
正中 正中 zhèng zhōng middle; center; right in the middle or center; nub ∼HSK 1
看点 看點 kàn diǎn highlight (of an event, movie etc) ∼HSK 1
过多 過多 guò duō too many; excessive ∼HSK 1
上路 上路 shàng lù to start on a journey; to be on one's way ∼HSK 1
差一点 差一點 chà yī diǎn almost; nearly ∼HSK 1
说说 說說 shuō shuo to say sth ∼HSK 1
的哥 的哥 dī gē male taxi driver; cabbie (slang) ∼HSK 1
各国 各國 gè guó each country; every country; various countries ∼HSK 1
二元 二元 èr yuán duality; dual; bipolar; binary ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
不差 不差 bù chā to not lack ∼HSK 1
朋 朋 péng friend, pal, acquaintance ∼HSK 1
多工 多工 duō gōng to multiplex; multiple; multi- ∼HSK 1
高歌 高歌 gāo gē to sing loudly; to lift one's voice in song ∼HSK 1
最高 最高 zuì gāo tallest; highest; supreme (court etc) ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
有一点 有一點 yǒu yī diǎn a little; somewhat ∼HSK 1
着地 著地 zháo dì to land; to touch the ground; also pr. [zhuo2 di4] ∼HSK 1
试问 試問 shì wèn I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically); one might well ask ∼HSK 1
想起来 想起來 xiǎng qi lai to remember; to recall ∼HSK 1
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1