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

Singapore, Wellington and Taipei rose, while Sydney was flat.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Asian markets enjoyed a positive start, with Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, Seoul, Taipei and Manila all up, though the gains were pared as the morning wore on.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Washington and Taipei are discussing ways to accelerate arms deliveries delayed by U.S. production backlogs, including a proposal for the U.S. to purchase the weapons from other countries to send to Taiwan, the person said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Taipei had gradually come around, with mobile missile systems now high on its wishlist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 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