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

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鸿篇巨制 鴻篇鉅製 hóng piān jù zhì (idiom) a monumental literary work; a grand, voluminous masterpiece Idiom ∼HSK 7
扬眉吐气 揚眉吐氣 yáng méi tǔ qì to feel elated and vindicated (idiom); to hold one's head high after a period of oppression; to finally have one's day Idiom ∼HSK 7
气势磅礴 氣勢磅礴 qì shì páng bó (idiom) of majestic momentum; grand and imposing; magnificent and powerful Idiom ∼HSK 7
不假思索 不假思索 bù jiǎ sī suǒ (idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip Idiom HSK 7
欣欣向荣 欣欣向榮 xīn xīn xiàng róng (idiom) flourishing; thriving Idiom HSK 7
日新月异 日新月異 rì xīn yuè yì daily renewal, monthly change (idiom); every day sees new developments; rapid progress Idiom HSK 7
异口同声 異口同聲 yì kǒu tóng shēng different mouths, same voice; to speak in unison (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
不亦乐乎 不亦樂乎 bù yì lè hū lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully Idiom HSK 7
翻天覆地 翻天覆地 fān tiān fù dì sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head Idiom HSK 7
滔滔不绝 滔滔不絕 tāo tāo bù jué unceasing torrent (idiom); talking non-stop; gabbling forty to the dozen Idiom HSK 7
举足轻重 舉足輕重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng to play a critical role (idiom); influential Idiom HSK 7
挑拨 挑撥 tiǎo bō to incite disharmony; to instigate Xiehouyu HSK 7
无家可归 無家可歸 wú jiā kě guī homeless Xiehouyu HSK 7
刻苦 刻苦 kè kǔ hardworking; assiduous Xiehouyu HSK 7
引人注目 引人注目 yǐn rén zhù mù to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous Xiehouyu HSK 7
小人 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
与众不同 與眾不同 yǔ zhòng bù tóng to stand out from the masses (idiom) Xiehouyu HSK 7
罕见 罕見 hǎn jiàn rare; rarely seen Xiehouyu HSK 7
冒险 冒險 mào xiǎn to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure Xiehouyu HSK 7
夸张 誇張 kuā zhāng to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous Colloquialism HSK 7
难以想象 難以想象 nányǐxiǎngxiàng Unimaginable HSK 7
搞笑 搞笑 gǎo xiào to get people to laugh; funny; hilarious HSK 7
造纸术 造紙術 zào zhǐ shù papermaking process HSK 7
印刷术 印刷術 yìn shuā shù printing; printing technology HSK 7
不亚于 不亞於 bù yà yú no less than; not inferior to HSK 7
工整 工整 gōng zhěng fine work; carefully and neatly done HSK 7
精益求精 精益求精 jīng yì qiú jīng to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving HSK 7
弘扬 弘揚 hóng yáng to enhance; to promote; to enrich HSK 7
举世瞩目 舉世矚目 jǔ shì zhǔ mù to receive worldwide attention HSK 7
东道主 東道主 dōng dào zhǔ host; official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference) HSK 7
底蕴 底蘊 dǐ yùn inside information; concrete details HSK 7
朝代 朝代 cháo dài dynasty; reign (of a king) HSK 7
常温 常溫 cháng wēn room temperature; ordinary temperatures HSK 7
历届 歷屆 lì jiè all previous (meetings, sessions etc) HSK 7
太极拳 太極拳 tài jí quán shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation; a martial art HSK 7
主题歌 主題歌 zhǔ tí gē theme song HSK 7
圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler; Buddhist lama; wine HSK 7
出土 出土 chū tǔ to dig up; to appear in an excavation; unearthed; to come up out of the ground HSK 7
晶莹 晶瑩 jīng yíng sparkling and translucent HSK 7
指南针 指南針 zhǐ nán zhēn compass HSK 7
赤道 赤道 chì dào equator (of the earth or a celestial body); celestial equator HSK 7
引人入胜 引人入勝 yǐn rén rù shèng to enchant; fascinating HSK 7
徐徐 徐徐 xú xú slowly; gently HSK 7
纲领 綱領 gāng lǐng program (i.e. plan of action); guiding principle HSK 7
一系列 一系列 yī xì liè a series of; a string of HSK 7
荡漾 盪漾 dàng yàng to ripple; to undulate; also written 荡漾 HSK 7
鸟巢 鳥巢 niǎo cháo bird's nest; nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium HSK 7
航天员 航天員 háng tiān yuán astronaut HSK 7
珍视 珍視 zhēn shì to place great importance on; to treasure HSK 7
绕行 繞行 rào xíng to take a circular (or circuitous) route; to do a circuit; (of a planet) to orbit; (of a sailor) to circumnavigate; to take a detour; to bypass HSK 7