Sanzhi

San·zhi
S1A1N1Z10H4I1

proper noun

A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Sanchih · alternative Sanjhih

  1. A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.

    Lee Teng-hui was born on Jan. 15, 1923, in Sanzhi, a rural village on the outskirts of Taipei.

    2020 July 30, Jonathan Kandell, “Lee Teng-hui, Taiwan’s First Democratically Elected President, Dies at 97”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2020
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    Lee Teng-hui (李登輝), who was born on Jan. 15, 1923, in the farming community of Sanshi Village, Taihoku Prefecture — now New Taipei City’s Sanzhi District (三芝) — during the Japanese colonial era, and rose to become mayor of Taipei and not only the Republic of China’s (ROC) first Taiwan-born president, but its first directly elected one as well.

    2020 July 31, Sean Lin, Sherry Hsiao, “‘Mr Democracy’ a man for his time”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2020, Front Page, page 1

    On Monday (Oct. 30), RW News cited sources familiar with the matter as saying the Navy has already completed a base in New Taipei City's Sanzhi District that can withstand HEMP attacks.[…] If China was to launch a HEMP attack, the base in Sanzhi would probably still be able to command the launch of Hsiung Feng II and Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missile launchers in northern coastal areas, as well as shore-based Harpoon anti-ship missiles. The firing of such missiles would prevent PLA Navy (PLAN) ships from entering the northern and northeastern waters of the Taiwan Strait. When asked to confirm that a new base has been built in Sanzhi District to withstand a HEMP attack, Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) on Monday (Oct. 30) said the work was part of an ongoing project, reported Liberty Times.

    2023 October 30, Keoni Everington, “Defense ministry confirms New Taipei Naval base hardened against nuclear electromagnetic pulse attack”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2023, Politics

Origin

  1. Mandarin三芝
  2. EnglishSanzhi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 三芝 (Sānzhī).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 三芝
  • 三芝 (saam¹ zi¹)district in northern Taiwan
Chinese Mandarin 三芝
  • 三芝 (Sānzhī)district in northern Taiwan

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Sanzhi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sanzhi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sanzhi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sanzhi.

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