Taipei

American  

[tahy-pey, tahy-bey] / ˈtaɪˈpeɪ, ˈtaɪˈbeɪ /

Pinyin, Taibei

noun

Wade-Giles.

1. a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.

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Taipei British  

/ ˈtaɪˈpeɪ /

noun

1. the capital of Taiwan (the Republic of China), at the N tip of the island: became capital in 1885; industrial centre; two universities. Pop: 2 473 000 (2005 est)

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Taipei Cultural  

1. Capital of Taiwan and largest city in the country, located in northern Taiwan.

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In 1949, Taipei became the headquarters of Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese Nationalists, who had been forced to flee mainland China.

Example Sentences

Rock climber Alex Honnold, a California native, has ascended the Taipei 101 skyscraper without any ropes or protective equipment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

“Beijing wants to use the meeting to reframe policy options for Taipei and Washington,” said Amanda Hsiao, a China director for the Eurasia Group, a political-risk advisory firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The KMT leader also travelled to the eastern city of Nanjing, where she visited the mausoleum of revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen, one of the few Chinese historical figures revered in both Beijing and Taipei.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Two U.S. congressional delegations have traveled to Taipei in recent weeks to lobby for its passage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Much further work is now published by Ling Shun-sheng, Rui Yi-fu and other anthropologists in Taipei.

From A History of China by Eberhard, Wolfram