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be the capital of + place
用于说明某城市为某国家或地区的首都。
Taipei is the capital of Taiwan.
台北是台湾的首都。
台北
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
台北
the capital of Nationalist China, located in northern Taiwan
Taipei is the capital of Taiwan.
台北是台湾的首都。
台北
n. the capital of Nationalist China; located in northern Taiwan
I flew to Taipei last summer to visit the National Palace Museum.
去年夏天我飞往台北参观故宫博物院。
Taipei is known for its lively night markets and convenient subway system.
台北以热闹的夜市和便捷的地铁系统而闻名。
She has lived in Taipei for five years and loves the food there.
她在台北住了五年，很喜欢那里的食物。
用于说明某城市为某国家或地区的首都。
Taipei is the capital of Taiwan.
台北是台湾的首都。
用于表达位置，后接表示地区或地点的名词。
Taipei is located in northern Taiwan.
台北位于台湾北部。
表示前往某个城市，介词用 'to'。
Many tourists travel to Taipei every year.
每年有许多游客到台北旅游。
Not this
Taipei is capital of Taiwan.
Use this
Taipei is the capital of Taiwan.
capital 在这里指唯一的首都/首府，需要用定冠词 the；中文没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
Not this
I live at Taipei.
Use this
I live in Taipei.
城市属于较大的地点，介词用 in；at 通常用于具体的地点或地址，不是城市。
Not this
Taipei have many night markets.
Use this
Taipei has many night markets.
Taipei 是单数专有名词，作主语时谓语动词要用第三人称单数 has，不能用 have。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
台北101
Taipei 101 was the world's tallest building when it opened.
台北101在开业时曾是世界上最高的建筑。
台北市
Taipei City is known for its bustling night markets.
台北市以热闹的夜市而闻名。
台北车站
Take the MRT to Taipei Main Station.
乘坐地铁到台北车站。
台北夜市
We visited a Taipei night market to try street food.
我们去逛了一个台北夜市品尝街头小吃。
台北动物园
The giant pandas at Taipei Zoo are very popular.
台北动物园的大熊猫非常受欢迎。
台北国际机场
Flights to Taipei International Airport were delayed due to the typhoon.
飞往台北国际机场的航班因台风而延误。
Use Taipei naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 taipei 拆成 tai + pei，讀音近似中文「台北」，想到「Tai 是台，pei 是北」的諧音，就能記住。
语域：neutral 常见场景：旅游、新闻、地理 Taipei 是台北的英文名称，正式与非正式场合都通用，通常直接用于地名表达。
Taipei /'tai'pei/ has two sound parts: the first syllable /taɪ/ rhymes with tie and Thai, and the final /peɪ/ rhymes with pay, day, may, and way. The spelling -ei in Taipei is pronounced /eɪ/ (like pay), not /aɪ/; the -ai part is pronounced /aɪ/ (like tie). Note the near-lookalike 'pie' /paɪ/ does not rhyme with the final syllable, and in the variant with -bei /beɪ/, the ending also rhymes with bay.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.