Verboccupy; take over; colonise

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 占据.
占 stroke order svg
据 stroke order svg

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Character Breakdown

占据 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 占据 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 占据 with other words naturally.
Verb + Aspect Particlewith
zhàn
zhe
neutral
be occupying
Adverb + Verbwith完全
wán
quán
zhàn
neutral
completely occupy
Verb + Object
zhàn
shì
chǎng
neutral
occupy the market
zhàn
yōu
shì
neutral
occupy an advantage
zhàn
zhòng
yào
wèi
formal
occupy an important position

Example Sentences with 占据

de
shū
zhàn
le
zhuō
zi
My book occupies the table.
zhè
ge
zhàn
le
jīn
tiān
huì
tǎo
lùn
de
xīn
wèi
zhì
This issue occupied the central position in today's meeting discussion.
wèi
shén
me
xiāo
qíng
zǒng
shì
zhàn
de
nèi
xīn
ne
Why do negative emotions always occupy your inner self?
zhè
ge
xiǎng
zhàn
le
de
tóu
nǎo
This idea occupies his mind.
bìng
méi
yǒu
ràng
shī
bài
de
jīng
zhàn
de
wèi
lái
He did not let the experience of failure occupy his future.
gōng
zuò
jiā
tíng
de
rèn
gòng
tóng
zhàn
le
fen
de
shí
jiān
jīng
The responsibilities of work and family jointly occupy most of his time and energy.
zhè
jiā
gōng
zhàn
le
shì
chǎng
de
fèn
fèn
é
This company occupies a large share of the market.
bié
ràng
shǒu
zhàn
suǒ
yǒu
de
kòng
xián
shí
jiān
duō
chū
zǒu
zǒu
Don't let your phone occupy all your free time; go out for a walk more often.