Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony 2008
2008年第29届北京奥运会开幕式
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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| 后边 後邊 | the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards | |
| 汉语 漢語 | Chinese language | |
| 小学生 小學生 | primary school student; schoolchild; (fig.) beginner | |
| 一点儿 一點兒 | erhua variant of 一点; a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more | |
| 电视机 電視機 | television set | |
| 中文 中文 | Chinese language | |
| 有名 有名 | famous; well-known | |
| 不大 不大 | not very; not too; not often | |
| 北京 北京 | Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China | |
| 左边 左邊 | left; the left side; to the left of | |
| 外国 外國 | foreign (country) | |
| 国外 國外 | abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign | |
| 哪些 哪些 | which ones?; who?; what? | |
| 零 零 | zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither and fall; to wither | |
| 那儿 那兒 | there | |
| 右边 右邊 | right side; right, to the right | |
| 是不是 是不是 | is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not | |
| 这儿 這兒 | here | |
| 百 百 | hundred; numerous; all kinds of | |
| 那边 那邊 | over there; yonder | |
| 学院 學院 | college; educational institute; school; faculty | |
| 记住 記住 | to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart | |
| 地上 地上 | on the ground; on the floor | |
| 生气 生氣 | to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness | |
| 九 九 | nine; 9 | |
| 中间 中間 | the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime | |
| 帮忙 幫忙 | to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn | |
| 同学 同學 | to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate | |
| 旁边 旁邊 | side; adjacent place | |
| 有时候 有時候 | sometimes | |
| 最好 最好 | best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) | |
| 没什么 沒什麼 | nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind | |
| 国 國 | country; nation; state; (bound form) national | |
| 课 課 | subject; course; class; lesson; to levy; tax; form of divination | |
| 七 七 | seven; 7 | |
| 动作 動作 | movement; motion; action; to act; to move | |
| 八 八 | eight; 8 | |
| 一边 一邊 | one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while | |
| 班 班 | team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles | |
| 打开 打開 | to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on | |
| 风 風 | wind; news; style; custom; manner | |
| 哥 哥 | elder brother | |
| 回答 回答 | to reply; to answer; reply; answer | |
| 常 常 | always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant | |
| 认真 認真 | conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart | |
| 不用 不用 | need not | |
| 差 差 | difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly | |
| 第 第 | (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 六 "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) residence of a high official; (literary) but; however; (literary) only; just | |
| 回到 回到 | to return to | |
| 西 西 | the West; abbr. for Spain 牙; Spanish |