How to say “occupy” in Chinese
occupy, seize (a place)
“Occupy” in Chinese is 占据, zhàn jù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
占据 is read zhàn jù: 2 syllables. 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”.
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 居 jū hints at the sound.
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 “占据”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 占据. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 工作占据了他的全部时间gōngzuòzhànjùletādequánbùshíjiānWork takes up all his time.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “occupy” in Chinese?
“Occupy” in Chinese is 占据, pinyin zhànjù.
What does 占据 mean?
占据 (zhànjù) means “occupy, seize (a place)”.
How do you write 占据?
占据 is 2 characters: 占 (zhàn) — occupy; 据 (jù) — rely on; according to. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 占据?
占据 is read zhànjù. Tones: zhàn — fourth tone, jù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“occupy” in the lesson “Give support, endow with meaning”
This word is from the topic “Structure and links” of HSK 6. 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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