To occupy in Chinese: 占据 (zhàn jù)

zhàn jù

to occupy

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 佔據1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to occupy
  2. 2to hold

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄓㄢˋ

zhàn

/ zh/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄩˋ

/ j/ üˋ/ fourth tone

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占据

Simplified

佔據

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 敌人占据了这座重要的城市。

    dí rén zhàn jù le zhè zuò zhòng yào de chéng shì。

    The enemy occupied this important city.

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