Zhubei

Zhu·bei
Z10H4U1B3E1I1

proper noun

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

OriginMandarin 竹北 →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Chupei · alternative Jhubei

  1. A city in and county seat of Hsinchu County, northern Taiwan.

    A migrant worker from the Philippines was arrested in Zhubei early Sunday on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend after she rejected his marriage proposal, according to the Hsinchu County Police Bureau.

    2022 August 14, Kang-chun Lu, Matthew Mazzettta, “Migrant worker allegedly kills girlfriend after failed marriage proposal”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2022, Society

Origin

  1. Mandarin竹北
  2. EnglishZhubei

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 竹北 (Zhúběi).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 竹北
  • 竹北 (Zhúběi)city
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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