Chupei

C3H4U1P3E1I1

A form of Zhubei — A city in and county seat of Hsinchu County, northern Taiwan.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Zhubei.

    Taipei No. 2 and Contender were early bearing varieties. The production in Chupei was higher than other localities.

    1966, Excerpts of Papers on Vegetable Science in Taiwan, 1946-1965, Taiwan Provincial Department of Agriculture and Forestry and Chinese-American Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction, →OCLC, page 9, column 1
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    A push-car railway passes from Mawnto to Kuansi for a total distance of 9 km. A highway, 20 km in length, links Kuansi and Chupei which is another station on the main railway. The part in the Tachi region embraces all the northeastern part of the coal field.

    臺灣省地質調查所

    1951 December 29, C. S. Ho [何春蓀], T. L. Hsu [徐鐵良], “Geology of the Chialo Coal Field, Sinchu, Taiwan [臺灣新竹縣嘉樂煤田地質]”, in Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Taiwan [臺灣省地質調查所彙刊], number 3, Geological Survey of Taiwan [臺灣省地質調查所], →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2

    In other actions, the Board[…] • Met an emergency situation in Taiwan by authorizing the mission to purchase land outside Chupei and construct temporary buildings for the Chupei Bible School forced out of its present quarters by government expansion. Approval is contingent on similar action of the UPUSA and Canadian Presbyterian Churches which co-operate in the school.

    1959 July, “Nine new missionaries appointed, W. M. Elliott named chairman”, in Presbyterian Survey, volume 49, number 7, Presbyterian Church in the United States, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 33, column 3

    A new plant will be added at the Chupei, Hsinchu County, plant of the Philips Electronic Industries (Taiwan) Ltd. The construction is expected to begin in December, and to be completed in two years.

    Free China Weekly

    1976 August 29, “Philips to invest US$21.9 million in color tubes”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly], volume XVII, number 34, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, column 1

    In the meantime, the island could take satisfaction from the decision of Philips to concentrate the production of all of its monochrome tubes in Taiwan; an action undertaken on account of the TNC's desire to locate supply capacity alongside the principal customers; in this case, the acclaimed monitor makers (and, fully alive to all opportunities, Philips' Chupei plant in Hsinchu is also embarking on the production of colour monitor tubes).

    1990, Daniel Todd, “The NIC Challenge”, in The World Electronics Industry, Routledge, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 255

    Following the route of the moat is like viewing the charm of Hsinchu through a row of display windows, portals in time and space. Around 10 km away, the administrative seat of Hsinchu County at the town of Chupei presents an altogether different appearance.

    1999 August, Daisy Hsieh, “Twin Stars of the Northwest Coast- Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County are Shining Out”, in Christopher MacDonald, transl., Taiwan Panorama, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2023, 島嶼行旅

Origin

  1. Mandarin竹北
  2. EnglishChupei

From Mandarin 竹北 (Zhúběi), Wade–Giles romanization: Chu²-pei³.

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Chupei. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chupei

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