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占用 (zhàn yòng): Occupy / take up (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

占用 consists of 2 characters.

Word Info

Pinyinzhàn yòng

MeaningOccupy / take up

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word占用

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 占用.

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占线zhàn xiànHSK 4
占据zhàn jùHSK 6
占有zhàn yǒuHSK 6
占比zhàn bǐHSK 6
占领zhàn lǐngHSK 6
侵占qīn zhànHSK 7-9
占卜zhān bǔHSK 7-9
强占qiáng zhànHSK 7-9

Words with 用

不用bù yòngHSK 3
常用cháng yòngHSK 3
有用yǒu yòngHSK 3
信用卡xìn yòng kǎHSK 3
作用zuò yòngHSK 4
使用shǐ yòngHSK 4
用于yòng yúHSK 4
用来

yòng lái

HSK 4

3.

How to Use 占用 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 占用 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

zhàn占

yòng用

kōng空

jiān间

neutral

take up space

zhàn占

yòng用

zī资

yuán源

neutral

occupy resources

zhàn占

yòng用

shí时

jiān间

neutral

occupy time

Noun + Nounwith率

zhàn占

yòng用

lǜ率

formalWritten

Adverb + Verbwith非法

fēi非

fǎ法

zhàn占

yòng用

4.

Example Sentences with 占用

wǒ我

de的

shū书

bāo包

zhàn占

yòng用

le了

zhuō

occupancy rate

formal

illegal occupation

桌

zi子

。

My backpack is occupying the table.

zhè这

ge个

yìng应

yòng用

chéng程

xù序

zhàn占

yòng用

le了

tài太

duō多

de的

shǒu手

jī机

nèi内

cún存

。

This application is taking up too much of the phone's memory.

qǐng请

wù勿

cháng长

shí时

jiān间

zhàn占

yòng用

gōng公

gòng共

tíng停

chē车

wèi位

，

yǐ以

miǎn免

yǐng影

xiǎng响

tā他

rén人

shǐ使

yòng用

。

Please do not occupy public parking spaces for extended periods to avoid inconveniencing others.

zhè这

cì次

jǐn紧

jí急

huì会

yì议

huì会

zhàn占

yòng用

nǐ你

duō多

shǎo少

bǎo宝

guì贵

de的

gōng工

zuò作

shí时

jiān间

？

How much of your valuable work time will this urgent meeting occupy?

zhè这

ge个

yìng应

yòng用

chéng程

xù序

huì会

zhàn占

yòng用

hěn很

duō多

shǒu手

jī机

nèi内

cún存

。

This application will take up a lot of phone memory.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

zhàn占

yòng用

guò过

tuán团

duì队

zī资

yuán源

lái来

móu谋

qǔ取

gè个

rén人

lì利

yì益

。

He has never occupied team resources for personal gain.

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

bù不

jǐn仅

zhàn占

yòng用

zī资

jīn金

，

hái还

zhàn占

yòng用

le了

dà大

liàng量

de的

rén人

lì力

zī资

yuán源

。

This project not only occupies funds but also takes up a significant amount of human resources.

tā他

kāi开

huì会

zhàn占

yòng用

le了

zhěng整

gè个

xià下

wǔ午

de的

shí时

jiān间

。

His meeting occupied the entire afternoon.

bào抱

qiàn歉

，

wǒ我

de的

chē车

lín临

shí时

zhàn占

yòng用

le了

nǐ你

de的

chē车

dào道

，

wǒ我

mǎ马

shàng上

nuó挪

zǒu走

。

Sorry, my car is temporarily occupying your driveway; I'll move it right away.