占

To take possession of in Chinese: 占 (zhàn)

zhàn

to take possession of

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to take possession of
  2. 2to occupy
  3. 3to take up

Stroke order

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占

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄓㄢˋ

zhàn

ㄓ/ zhㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这张桌子占了很多地方。

    zhè zhāng zhuō zi zhàn le hěn duō dì fāng。

    This table takes up a lot of space.

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Related words

占线

zhàn xiàn

busy (telephone line)

占领

zhàn lǐng

to capture

占有

zhàn yǒu

to have

占据

zhàn jù

to occupy

霸占

bà zhàn

to occupy by force

强占

qiáng zhàn

to occupy by force

侵占

qīn zhàn

to invade and occupy (territory)

占卜

zhān bǔ

to divine

占用

zhàn yòng

to occupy

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