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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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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伴随 伴隨 bàn suí to accompany; to follow; to occur together with; concomitant HSK 7
扬 揚 yáng to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate HSK 7
共和国 共和國 gòng hé guó republic HSK 7
盛大 盛大 shèng dà grand; majestic; magnificent HSK 7
揭晓 揭曉 jiē xiǎo to announce publicly; to publish; to make known; to disclose HSK 7
入侵 入侵 rù qīn to invade HSK 7
降临 降臨 jiàng lín to descend; to arrive; to come HSK 7
奥运会 奧運會 Aò yùn huì abbr. for 奥林匹克运动会; Olympic Games; the Olympics HSK 7
视觉 視覺 shì jué sight; vision; visual HSK 7
摧毁 摧毀 cuī huǐ to destroy; to wreck HSK 7
颇 頗 pō rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [pǒ] HSK 7
见证 見證 jiàn zhèng to be witness to; witness; evidence HSK 7
进程 進程 jìn chéng course of events; process HSK 7
命名 命名 mìng míng to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming HSK 7
睁 睜 zhēng to open (one's eyes) HSK 7
再度 再度 zài dù once more; once again; one more time HSK 7
永恒 永恆 yǒng héng eternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die) HSK 7
演绎 演繹 yǎn yì (of a story etc) to unfold; to play out; to develop (a technique etc); to enact; (logic) to deduce; to infer HSK 7
气息 氣息 qì xī breath; smell; odor; flavor HSK 7
颁奖 頒獎 bān jiǎng to confer an award HSK 7
美妙 美妙 měi miào beautiful; wonderful; splendid HSK 7
隔离 隔離 gé lí to separate; to isolate HSK 7
交谈 交談 jiāo tán to discuss; to converse; chat; discussion HSK 7
呵 呵 hē expel breath; my goodness HSK 7
略 略 lu:è brief; sketchy; outline; summary; to omit; (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly; plan; strategy; to capture (territory) HSK 7
影像 影像 yǐng xiàng image HSK 7
震撼 震撼 zhèn hàn to shake; to shock; to stun; shocking; stunning; shock HSK 7
到位 到位 dào wèi to get to the intended location; to be in place; to be in position; precise; well (done) HSK 7
效应 效應 xiào yìng effect (scientific phenomenon) HSK 7
告知 告知 gào zhī to inform HSK 7
谈论 談論 tán lùn to discuss; to talk about HSK 7
众人 眾人 zhòng rén everyone HSK 7
频率 頻率 pín lǜ frequency HSK 7
理念 理念 lǐ niàn idea; concept; philosophy; theory HSK 7
挣扎 掙扎 zhēng zhá to struggle HSK 7
飘 飄 piāo to float HSK 7
与此同时 與此同時 yǔ cǐ tóng shí at the same time; meanwhile HSK 7
聚集 聚集 jù jí to assemble; to gather HSK 7
级别 級別 jí bié (military) rank; level; grade HSK 7
不可思议 不可思議 bù kě sī yì inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable; unfathomable HSK 7
甜蜜 甜蜜 tián mì sweet; happy HSK 7
统治 統治 tǒng zhì to rule (a country); to govern; rule; regime HSK 7
灵感 靈感 líng gǎn inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor HSK 7
催 催 cuī to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite HSK 7
陌生 陌生 mò shēng strange; unfamiliar HSK 7
应付 應付 yìng fu to deal with; to cope HSK 7
优雅 優雅 yōu yǎ grace; graceful HSK 7
民众 民眾 mín zhòng the populace; the masses; the common people HSK 7
清晰 清晰 qīng xī clear; distinct HSK 7
都会 都會 dū huì city; metropolis HSK 7