占
zhàn
Pinyin

Definition

占
 - 
zhàn
  1. to take possession of
  2. to occupy
  3. to take up
占
 - 
zhān
  1. to observe
  2. to divine
占
 - 
zhàn
  1. variant of 占[zhàn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

占
zhàn
  1. 1 variant of 占[zhàn]
占据
zhàn jù
  1. 1 to occupy
  2. 2 to hold
占有
zhàn yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 to own
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to occupy
  5. 5 to possess
  6. 6 to account for (a high proportion etc)
占用
zhàn yòng
  1. 1 to occupy
占线
zhàn xiàn
  1. 1 busy (telephone line)
占领
zhàn lǐng
  1. 1 to occupy (a territory)
  2. 2 to hold
侵占
qīn zhàn
  1. 1 to invade and occupy (territory)
占卜
zhān bǔ
  1. 1 to divine
占地
zhàn dì
  1. 1 to take up space
  2. 2 to occupy (space)
抢占
qiǎng zhàn
  1. 1 to seize (the strategic high ground)
攻占
gōng zhàn
  1. 1 to seize control of (an enemy position)
  2. 2 (fig.) to take by storm
  3. 3 to gain (awards, control of a market etc)
独占
dú zhàn
  1. 1 to monopolize
  2. 2 to control
  3. 3 to dominate
霸占
bà zhàn
  1. 1 to occupy by force
  2. 2 to seize
  3. 3 to dominate
占便宜
zhàn pián yi
  1. 1 advantageous
  2. 2 favorable
  3. 3 to benefit at others' expense
  4. 4 to take unfair advantage
占先
zhàn xiān
  1. 1 to take precedence
占去
zhàn qù
  1. 1 to take up (one's time etc)
  2. 2 to occupy (one's attention etc)
  3. 3 to account for (a proportion of sth)
占为己有
zhàn wéi jǐ yǒu
  1. 1 to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)
占优
zhàn yōu
  1. 1 to dominate
  2. 2 dominant
占星
zhān xīng
  1. 1 to divine by astrology
  2. 2 horoscope
占星学
zhān xīng xué
  1. 1 astrology

Idioms (3)

多吃多占
duō chī duō zhàn
  1. 1 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
独占鳌头
dú zhàn áo tóu
  1. 1 to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand)
  2. 2 to be the champion
  3. 3 to be the very best in any field
鹊巢鸠占
què cháo jiū zhàn
  1. 1 the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom)
  2. 2 to reap where one has not sown

Sample Sentences

要是有人说我占了长辈的位子，那多丢脸啊。
yàoshi yǒurén shuō wǒ zhàn le zhǎngbèi de wèizi ，nà duō diūliǎn a 。
It would be very embarrassing if anyone caught me occupying the seats of the elderly.
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就是有人强行霸占了别人的座位，等人家来了，都不让座，这样的事情已经屡见不鲜了。
jiùshì yǒurén qiángxíng bàzhàn le biéren de zuòwèi ，děng rénjia lái le ，dōu bù ràng zuò ，zhèyàng de shìqing yǐjīng lǚjiànbùxiān le 。
It is to take another person’s seat and refuse to make way even when the rightful passenger arrives. These situations are common.
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要是你占我的坐，我占你的坐，大家都乱坐，车厢里该乱作一团了。
yàoshi nǐ zhàn wǒ de zuò ，wǒ zhàn nǐ de zuò ，dàjiā dōu luàn zuò ，chēxiāng lǐ gāi luànzuòyītuán le 。
If you take my seat and I take yours, everyone not seating according to assigned seats, there’ll be chaos in the train cabin.
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无论如何，这次我可得早早去占好自己的座位才行呀！
wúlùn rúhé ，zhè cì wǒ kě de zǎozǎo qù zhàn hǎo zìjǐ de zuòwèi cái xíng ya ！
Anyway I’ll go very early to occupy my seat this time!
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当朋友圈被刷屏微商占领后，你或许会放弃它，转战订阅号，可是如果说朋友圈是原生态小作坊，订阅号就是一个个诱人的橱窗
dàng Péngyouquān bèi shuāpíng wēishāng zhànlǐng hòu ，nǐ huòxǔ huì fàngqì tā ，zhuǎnzhàn dìngyuè hào ，kěshì rúguǒ shuō Péngyouquān shì yuànshēngtài xiǎo zuōfang ，dìngyuèhào jiùshì yīgègè yòurén de chúchuāng
When the circle of friends is swept up by commercialism, you may give it up or buy a subscription. However, if the circle of friends is one's original workshop, then a subscription number is an attractive window.
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我家附近的公园也是，占用停车格就算了，有躺在人行道上的，挂在树上的，还有扔到河里的，真是够了！
wǒjiā fùjìn de gōngyuán yě shì ，zhàn yòng tíngchēgé jiù suànle ，yǒu tǎng zài rénxíngdào shàng de ，guà zài shùshang de ，háiyǒu rēngdào hé lǐ de ，zhēn shì gòu le ！
It's the same with the park by my home. It's not even just a matter of occupying the parking spaces, some are strewn across the sidewalk, some are hanging on trees, and some are even thrown in rivers. It's really too much!
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什么共享经济嘛！我今天出门要停个机车，停车格都被共享单车给占满了，停车格规划得一塌糊涂，现在又要开放共享单车？
shénme gòngxiǎng jīngjì ma ！wǒ jīntiān chūmén yào tíng gè jīchē ，tíngch��gé dōu bèi gòngxiǎng dānchē gěi zhàn mǎn le ，tíngchēgé guīhuà de yītāhútu ，xiànzài yòu yào kāifàng gòngxiǎng dānchē ？
What's with that sharing economy! I went out today and needed to park my scooter, and all the parking spaces were occupied by shared bicycles. The parking spaces are all so muddled up, so now they want to launch shared bicycles?
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哈哈，你家那位那德行你最清楚，嘴上都不会给人占便宜的，还能给我好处？我这不是担心你嘛，好汉不吃眼前亏。
hāhā ，nǐjiānà wèi nà déxing nǐ zuì qīngchǔ ，zuǐshàng dōu bù huì gěi rén zhàn piányi de ，hái néng gěi wǒ hǎochu ？wǒ zhè bùshì dānxīn nǐ ma ，hǎohàn bù chī yǎnqián kuī 。
Ha ha, you know the best what your fella is like. He doesn't let anyone get the better of him in an argument, so what benefit would I get from him. Sure, I'm just worried about you, you know? A man has to pick his battles.
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跟我客气啥，看路看路，你占道啦！
gēn wǒ kèqi shá ，kàn lù kàn lù ，nǐ zhàn dào la ！
Don’t stand on ceremony with me, watch out for the road instead, you’re occupying more than 1 lane!
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虽然粮食主产区分布广泛，但中国只有占全球7%的可耕地，要养活占全球20%的人口，因建设占用、灾毁、生态退耕等耕地面积持续减少。
suīrán liángshi zhǔchǎnqū fēnbù guǎngfàn ，dàn Zhōngguó zhǐ yǒu zhàn quánqiú de kěgēngdì ，yào yǎnghuo zhàn quánqiú de rénkǒu ，yīn jiànshè zhànyòng 、zāihuǐ 、shēngtàituìgēng děng gēngdì miànjī chíxù jiǎnshǎo 。
Although the main grain producing areas are widely distributed, China only has 7% of the world's arable land, and it has to feed 20% of the world's population. The area of cultivated land such as construction occupation, disasters, and ecological farmland has continued to decrease.
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