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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以 㕥 yǐ to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place) HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
绝无仅有 絕無僅有 jué wú jǐn yǒu one and only (idiom); rarely seen; unique of its kind Idiom ∼HSK 6
专心致志 專心致志 zhuān xīn zhì zhì (idiom) single-minded; fully focused Idiom ∼HSK 6
烟消云散 煙消雲散 yān xiāo - yún sàn (idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear Idiom ∼HSK 6
千载难逢 千載難逢 qiān zǎi nán féng extremely rare (idiom); once in a blue moon Idiom ∼HSK 6
昂首挺胸 昂首挺胸 áng shǒu tǐng xiōng head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits; in fine mettle (of animal) Idiom ∼HSK 6
轰动一时 轟動一時 hōng dòng yī shí to cause a sensation (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
拭目以待 拭目以待 shì mù yǐ dài lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see Idiom ∼HSK 6
浑然天成 渾然天成 hún rán tiān chéng to resemble nature itself; of the highest quality (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
融为一体 融為一體 róng wéi yī tǐ to fuse together (idiom); hypostatic union (religion) Idiom ∼HSK 6
国泰民安 國泰民安 guó tài mín ān the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity Idiom ∼HSK 6
淡泊明志 淡泊明志 dàn bó míng zhì living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
波澜壮阔 波瀾壯闊 bō lán zhuàng kuò surging forward with great momentum; unfolding on a magnificent scale Idiom ∼HSK 6
波涛汹涌 波濤洶湧 bō tāo xiōng yǒng waves surging forth; roaring sea Idiom HSK 6
锋芒毕露 鋒芒畢露 fēng máng bì lù to show off one's ability Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
旗手 旗手 qí shǒu a flag carrier (army); ensign ∼HSK 6
圣火 聖火 shèng huǒ sacred fire; (esp.) the Olympic flame ∼HSK 6
主办国 主辦國 zhǔ bàn guó host country ∼HSK 6
象征性 象徵性 xiàng zhēng xìng symbolic; emblem; token ∼HSK 6
奥委会 奧委會 Ào wěi huì Olympic committee ∼HSK 6
奥林匹克运动会 奧林匹克運動會 Ào lín pǐ kè Yùn dòng huì Olympic Games; the Olympics ∼HSK 6
开幕典礼 開幕典禮 kāi mù diǎn lǐ opening ceremony ∼HSK 6
译者 譯者 yì zhě translator (of writing) ∼HSK 6
主办权 主辦權 zhǔ bàn quán the right to host (an international meeting) ∼HSK 6
挥手 揮手 huī shǒu to wave (one's hand) ∼HSK 6
回荡 迴盪 huí dàng to resound; to reverberate; to echo ∼HSK 6
赛会 賽會 sài huì religious procession; exposition ∼HSK 6
罗盘 羅盤 luó pán compass ∼HSK 6
蕾丝 蕾絲 lěi sī (textiles) (loanword) lace ∼HSK 6
露脸 露臉 lòu liǎn to show one's face; to make one's good name; to become successful and well known; to shine ∼HSK 6
倒置 倒置 dào zhì to invert ∼HSK 6
夺金 奪金 duó jīn to snatch gold; to take first place in a competition ∼HSK 6
超凡 超凡 chāo fán out of the ordinary; exceedingly (good) ∼HSK 6
仅供 僅供 jǐn gōng only for ∼HSK 6
请勿 請勿 qǐng wù please don't ∼HSK 6
滴答 滴答 dī dā (onom.) pattering sound; drip drip (of water); tick tock (of clock); also pr. [di1 da5] ∼HSK 6
磨炼 磨煉 mó liàn variant of ∼HSK 6
缔造 締造 dì zào to found; to create ∼HSK 6
精湛 精湛 jīng zhàn consummate; exquisite ∼HSK 6
翻腾 翻騰 fān téng (of water, waves, emotions etc) to churn; to surge; to seethe; to somersault; to tumble; to flip; to rummage; to turn things over repeatedly ∼HSK 6
寰宇 寰宇 huán yǔ the whole earth; the universe ∼HSK 6
篇章 篇章 piān zhāng chapter; section (of a written work); passage of writing; (fig.) chapter (in the history of sth) ∼HSK 6
战袍 戰袍 zhàn páo (old) combat robe; soldier's uniform; (sports) team jersey; team shirt ∼HSK 6
重担 重擔 zhòng dàn heavy burden; difficult task; great responsibility ∼HSK 6
蓄势待发 蓄勢待發 xù shì dài fā to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc ∼HSK 6
叹为观止 嘆為觀止 tàn wéi guān zhǐ (idiom) to gasp in amazement; to acclaim as the peak of perfection ∼HSK 6
帷幕 帷幕 wéi mù heavy curtain ∼HSK 6
入场式 入場式 rù chǎng shì ceremonial entry; opening procession ∼HSK 6
亲临 親臨 qīn lín to visit in person; to personally attend ∼HSK 6