How to say “occupy” in Chinese
occupy, take up
“Occupy” in Chinese is 占, zhàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
占 is read zhàn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Hints at the reading of 站 and 战 zhàn. Second reading: zhān, “to divine”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “占”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 占. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 床占了卧室一半的面积。chuángzhànlewòshìyíbàndemiànjīThe bed takes up half the bedroom.
- 这个沙发太占地方了zhègeshāfātàizhàndìfangleThis sofa takes up too much space.
- 老年人占社区居民的三分之一。lǎoniánrénzhànshèqūjūmíndesānfēnzhīyīOlder people make up a third of the neighborhood's residents.
- 老年人占居民的一半lǎoniánrénzhànjūmíndeyíbànOlder people make up half of the residents.
- 年轻用户的占比超过了一半niánqīngyònghùdezhànbǐchāoguòleyíbànThe share of young users has passed half.
- 这个品牌占有一半以上的市场zhègepǐnpáizhànyǒuyíbànyǐshàngdeshìchǎngThis brand holds more than half of the market.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Rooms and area”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “occupy” in Chinese?
“Occupy” in Chinese is 占, pinyin zhàn.
What does 占 mean?
占 (zhàn) means “occupy, take up”.
How do you write 占?
占 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 占?
占 is read zhàn. Tones: zhàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“occupy” in the lesson “Rooms and area”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighbors” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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