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2.

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3.

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5.

How to Use 占

Occupy or take control

占 + object

Words about occupying space, control, or possession.

占据 • zhàn jù • occupy; take over; colonise • HSK 6

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6.

Example Sentences

tā他

zhàn占

jù据

le了

huì会

yì议

shì

Information

Pinyinzhàn

Meaningto occupy

Strokes5

Radical卜

Traditional佔

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Frequency#1147

Zhuyinㄓㄢˋ

UnicodeU+5360

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A mouth (口) speaks over a divination crack (卜) — to divine or occupy by foretelling the future.

zhàn占

jù据

occupy; take over; colonise

占领 • zhàn lǐng • capture; occupy; seize • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhàn占

lǐng领

capture; occupy; seize

占有 • zhàn yǒu • to have • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

zhàn占

yǒu有

to have

占用 • zhàn yòng • Occupy / take up • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhàn占

yòng用

Occupy / take up

Business and share vocabulary

占 + measure/share

Used in percentage or proportion language.

占比 • zhàn bǐ • proportion; percentage; share • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

zhàn占

bǐ比

proportion; percentage; share

占线 • zhàn xiàn • busy line; engaged (line) • HSK 4

HSK 4

zhàn占

xiàn线

busy line; engaged (line)

Forceful takeover

prefix + 占

More forceful compounds used for encroachment or seizure.

侵占 • qīn zhàn • Encroach on • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qīn侵

zhàn占

Encroach on

强占 • qiáng zhàn • Seize / Occupy forcibly • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qiáng强

zhàn占

Seize / Occupy forcibly

霸占 • bà zhàn • Annex / Usurp • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bà霸

zhàn占

Annex / Usurp

室

zuì最

hǎo好

de的

wèi位

zhì置

。

He occupied the best seat in the meeting room.

tā他

qiáng强

zhàn占

le了

bié别

rén人

de的

zuò座

wèi位

。

He forcibly occupied someone else's seat.

jūn军

duì队

chéng成

gōng功

zhàn占

lǐng领

le了

dí敌

fāng方

zhèn阵

dì地

。

The army successfully captured the enemy position.

Dí敌

rén人

shì试

tú图

gōng攻

zhàn占

wǒ我

men们

de的

zhèn阵

dì地

。

The enemy tried to attack and occupy our position.

Zhè这

ge个

xīn新

jiàn建

zhù筑

zhàn占

le了

hěn很

dà大

yí一

kuài块

dì地

fang方

。

This new building occupies a very large piece of land.

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卞biànto be impatient, in a hurry; excitable
卦guàdivinatory symbol; one of the eight trigrams
卜bǔto divine or foretell
卧wòto lie down; to crouch
卤lǔbittern; brine; stew in soy sauce

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