Chinese Word: 占 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

占Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Antonyms: 领撤离

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 卜

Ideographic:To speak 口 omens ⺊

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Pinyin: zhàn

English Definition:to take possession of; to occupy; to take up

Chinese Definition:
①据有，用强力取得：占据。霸占。强占。
②处于某种地位或情势：占理。占优势。
③口说，口授。
④估计上报：令民得以律占租。

Example Words:

占有HSK 5	zhàn yǒu	to have; to own; to hold; to occupy; to possess; to account for (a high proportion etc)
占领HSK 6	zhàn lǐng	to occupy (a territory); to hold
占据HSK 6	zhàn jù	to occupy; to hold
占地HSK 5	zhàn dì	to take up space; to occupy (space)
占用HSK 5	zhàn yòng	to occupy

Pinyin: zhān

English Definition:to observe; to divine

Chinese Definition:
①迷信的人用铜钱或牙牌等判断吉凶：占卜。占卦。
②姓氏。

Example Words:

占卜	zhān bǔ	to divine
占星术	zhān xīng shù	astrology
占星	zhān xīng	to divine by astrology; horoscope
喜占勿药	xǐ zhān wù yào	No more medicine is required. (idiom)
求占问卜	qiú zhān wèn bǔ	to consult fortune-tellers (idiom)

1		tā men 他们 jué dìng 决定 zhàn lǐng 占领 chéng shì 城市 zhōng xīn 中心 guǎng chǎng 广场。 They decided to occupy the city center square.
2		zhè ge 这个 guó jiā 国家 zhàn jù 占据 le 了 ōu zhōu 欧洲 xǔ duō 许多 lǐng tǔ 领土。 This country occupies a lot of territory in Europe.
3		xué sheng 学生 men 们 kāi shǐ 开始 zhàn yòng 占用 jiào xué lóu 教学楼 yǐ shì 以示 kàng yì 抗议。 The students began to occupy the teaching building to protest.
4		zhè ge 这个 xīn chǎn pǐn 新产品 xùn sù 迅速 zhàn jù 占据 le 了 shì chǎng 市场 fèn é 份额。 This new product quickly captured a share of the market.
5		xiàn zài 现在 de 的 diàn fàn guō 电饭锅 dōu 都 hěn 很 qīng biàn 轻便， bù 不 zhàn 占 dì fang 地方。 Nowadays, electric rice cookers are very lightweight and do not take up space.

1		tā men 他们 jué dìng 决定 zhàn lǐng 占领 chéng shì 城市 zhōng xīn 中心 guǎng chǎng 广场。 They decided to occupy the city center square.
2		zhè ge 这个 guó jiā 国家 zhàn jù 占据 le 了 ōu zhōu 欧洲 xǔ duō 许多 lǐng tǔ 领土。 This country occupies a lot of territory in Europe.
3		xué sheng 学生 men 们 kāi shǐ 开始 zhàn yòng 占用 jiào xué lóu 教学楼 yǐ shì 以示 kàng yì 抗议。 The students began to occupy the teaching building to protest.
4		zhè ge 这个 xīn chǎn pǐn 新产品 xùn sù 迅速 zhàn jù 占据 le 了 shì chǎng 市场 fèn é 份额。 This new product quickly captured a share of the market.
5		xiàn zài 现在 de 的 diàn fàn guō 电饭锅 dōu 都 hěn 很 qīng biàn 轻便， bù 不 zhàn 占 dì fang 地方。 Nowadays, electric rice cookers are very lightweight and do not take up space.