Xizhi

X8I1Z10H4I1

proper noun

A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Hsichih · alternative Sijhih · alternative Shihchih

  1. A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.

    Sources said the company has only met with lenders on a NT$12bn five-year financing from August 2011 for a commercial building project in New Taipei City’s Xizhi District.

    2014 June 6, Carol Zhong, “TRLPC -Taiwan: Farglory meets with lenders as chairman faces bribery charges”, in Jacqueline Poh, Prakash Chakravarti, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2023, FINANCIALS
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    Few people know about Du Yuesheng’s monument, situated in the picturesque village of Xizhi, not far from Taipei. The huge arch of grey stone is quite imposing. Its four-character inscription praises the dead man’s “loyalty” and “personal integrity,” and even proudly lists the names of his children!

    1990, Jules Nadeau, “The United Bamboo triad: disgrace of a nation”, in Twenty Million Chinese "Made in Taiwan", Montréal Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 272

    In the video, the facility in Xizhi District in North Taiwan’s New Taipei City can be seen hoisting around a dozen newborn babies, each in their own cot, when the room starts to shake.

    2019 April 19, John Feng, “Brave nurses launch daring rescue op to protect newborn babies during earthquake”, in Daily Mirror, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2019

    Those incidents included a landslide at the entrance of the An-Tai Tunnel in Taipei's Neihu District, a landslide in New Taipei's Xi-Zhi District that resulted in the evacuation of 100 people from housing in the area.

    [2022 October 17, “CEOC Reports 268 Incidents as Rain Batter Island”, in International Community Radio Taipei, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2023, Realtime News

    Instead of buying a ticket to Hualien, Lu appeared to purchase a ticket to New Taipei City's Xizhi District. At 3 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, police were able to pinpoint Lu's location to an internet cafe in Xizhi, reported UDN.

    2023 February 14, Keoni Everington, “Prison escapee caught in New Taipei internet cafe”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2023, Society

    Synonyms: Shiodome

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.

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Origin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 汐止 (Xìzhǐ).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 汐止
  • 汐止 (Xīzhǐ, Xìzhǐ)district
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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