Xindian

Xin·dian
X8I1N1D2I1A1N1
/ʃɪnˈdiæn//ʃin-//-ˈdiɛn/

proper noun

A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Hsintien · alternative Sindian

  1. A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.

    In July 2016, a fire in a retirement home in New Taipei’s Xindian District killed six people and injured 28.

    2018 August 13, Chris Horton, “Hospital Blaze in Taiwan Kills 9 and Injures Dozens”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2018, Asia Pacific
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    "All of them were only carrying out orders," Tsai I-hsueh, a detective from New Taipei City's Xindian district in charge of the investigation, told the . "We are still investigating the motive and the whereabouts of any mastermind."

    2015 October 29, Samuel Chan, Clifford Lo, “Taiwan-Hong Kong police story: inside the secret joint operation to rescue the wealthy businessman kidnapped by the world's most notorious triad”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2015, Hong Kong/Law and Crime

    An invitation Lam said he received from the American Institute in Taiwan, the United States de facto embassy, lists the National Human Rights Museum in Xindian, New Taipei City, as the location for a meeting. Pelosi is not specifically mentioned in the invitation.

    2022 August 3, Sarah Wu, “Bookstore owner to ask Pelosi to help Hong Kongers at Taipei meeting”, in Anne Marie Roantree, Lincoln Feast, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2022, Asia Pacific

Origin

  1. Mandarin新店
  2. EnglishXindian

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新店 (Xīndiàn).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 新店
  • 新店 (san¹ dim³)district
Chinese Mandarin 新店
  • 新店 (Xīndiàn)district
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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