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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质疑 質疑 zhì yí to call into question; to question (truth or validity) HSK 7
兼 兼 jiān double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time HSK 7
勋章 勛章 xūn zhāng medal; decoration HSK 7
无比 無比 wú bǐ incomparable; matchless HSK 7
呈现 呈現 chéng xiàn to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance); to demonstrate HSK 7
传奇 傳奇 chuán qí legendary; fantasy saga; romance; short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty HSK 7
顺便 順便 shùn biàn conveniently; in passing; without much extra effort HSK 7
折磨 折磨 zhé mó to torment; to torture HSK 7
瞬间 瞬間 shùn jiān in an instant; in a flash HSK 7
荣誉 榮譽 róng yù honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation; honorary HSK 7
独 獨 dú alone; independent; single; sole; only HSK 7
改革开放 改革開放 gǎi gé kāi fàng to reform and open to the outside world; refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980 HSK 7
豪华 豪華 háo huá luxurious HSK 7
堂 堂 táng (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture HSK 7
联邦 聯邦 lián bāng federal; federation; commonwealth; federal union; federal state; union HSK 7
夜晚 夜晚 yè wǎn night HSK 7
伴 伴 bàn partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany HSK 7
温柔 溫柔 wēn róu gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) HSK 7
持 持 chí to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control HSK 7
恐惧 恐懼 kǒng jù to be frightened; fear; dread HSK 7
幕 幕 mù curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play) HSK 7
即便 即便 jí biàn even if; even though; right away; immediately HSK 7
创 創 chuāng a wound; cut; injury; trauma HSK 7
惊讶 驚訝 jīng yà amazed; astonished; to surprise; amazing; astonishment; awe HSK 7
丁 丁 dīng male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 干; fourth (used like "4" or "D"); small cube of meat or vegetable; (literary) to encounter; (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; (chemistry) butyl HSK 7
穿着 穿著 chuān zhuó attire; clothes; dress HSK 7
灰 灰 huī ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected HSK 7
魅力 魅力 mèi lì charm; fascination; glamor; charisma HSK 7
他人 他人 tā rén another person; sb else; other people HSK 7
勒 勒 lè to rein in; to compel; to force; to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead; bridle; (physics) abbr. for 斯, lux HSK 7
枚 枚 méi classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc; tree trunk; whip; wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old) HSK 7
拨 撥 bō to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch HSK 7
并非 並非 bìng fēi really isn't HSK 7
制 製 zhì to manufacture; to make HSK 7
性感 性感 xìng gǎn sex appeal; eroticism; sexuality; sexy HSK 7
哎 哎 āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) HSK 7
有所 有所 yǒu suǒ somewhat; to some extent HSK 7
格 格 gé square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively HSK 7
罗 羅 Luó surname Luo HSK 7
需 需 xū to require; to need; to want; necessity; need HSK 7
所谓 所謂 suǒ wèi so-called; what is called HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
文 文 wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 HSK 7
则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
感 感 gǎn to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
及 及 jí and; to reach; up to; in time for HSK 7
哦 哦 é to chant HSK 7