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

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

占 • zhàn • to occupy • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

zhàn占

to occupy

Word Info

Pinyinzhàn yòng

MeaningOccupy / take up

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用 • yòng • to use • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

yòng用

to use

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 占用.

Words with 占

占线zhàn xiànbusy line; engaged (line)
占据zhàn jùoccupy; take over; colonise
占有zhàn yǒuto have
占比zhàn bǐproportion; percentage; share
占领zhàn lǐngcapture; occupy; seize
侵占qīn zhànEncroach on
占卜zhān bǔDivination / fortune-telling
强占qiáng zhànSeize / Occupy forcibly

Words with 用

不用bù yòngneed not
常用cháng yòngin common usage
有用yǒu yònguseful
信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card

作用

zuò yòng

effect

使用shǐ yònguse

用于yòng yúto use in; to use on; to use for

用来yòng láito be used for

4.

How to Use 占用 in Sentences

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

Adverb + Verbwith非法

fēi非

fǎ法

zhàn占

yòng用

5.

Example Sentences with 占用

wǒ我

de的

shū书

bāo包

zhàn占

yòng用

formal

Written

occupancy rate

formal

illegal occupation

le了

zhuō桌

zi子

。

My backpack is occupying the table.

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.

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.