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占据

zhàn jù · zhan ju

Traditional 佔據

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to occupy; to hold
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Books everywhere

  1. Liangliang

    我的(wǒde)书(shū)占据(zhànjù)了(le)整个(zhěnggè)沙发(shāfā)。

    My books take up the whole sofa.

  2. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)坐(zuò)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Then where do I sit?

  3. Liangliang

    椅子(yǐzi)也(yě)被(bèi)书(shū)占据(zhànjù)了(le)。

    The chair is taken up by books too.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)坐(zuò)地上(dìshang)吧(ba)。

    Then I'll sit on the floor.

  5. Liangliang

    地上(dìshang)……也(yě)被(bèi)我的(wǒde)书(shū)占据(zhànjù)了(le)。

    The floor is occupied by my books too...

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2 examples
01

杂(zá)草(cǎo)完(wán)全(quán)占(zhàn)据(jù)了(le)花(huā)坛(tán)。

The weeds have completely overtaken the garden bed.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by patgfisher · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)张(zhāng)大(dà)桌(zhuō)子(zi)占(zhàn)据(jù)了(le)房(fáng)间(jiān)的(de)大(dà)部(bù)分(fen)空(kōng)间(jiān)。

This large table occupies most of the space in the room.

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