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占

zhān · zhan/zhàn · zhan

Traditional 佔

HSK 2

Meaning

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zhān 占

  1. to observe
  2. to divine

zhàn 占

  1. to take possession of
  2. to occupy
  3. to take up

zhàn 佔

  1. variant of 占 (zhàn)
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In a conversation

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Saving a seat

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)座位(zuòwèi)有人(yǒurén)吗(ma)？

    Is this seat taken?

  2. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)，我(wǒ)朋友(péngyou)占(zhàn)了(le)。

    Yes, my friend has taken it.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)桌子(zhuōzi)上(shàng)什么(shénme)都(dōu)没有(méiyǒu)。

    But there is nothing on the table.

  4. Dengdeng

    他(tā)的(de)外套(wàitào)在(zài)椅子(yǐzi)上(shàng)，那(nà)就是(jiùshì)占座(zhànzuò)。

    His coat is on the chair. That is saving the seat.

  5. Liangliang

    外套(wàitào)占(zhàn)了(le)座(zuò)，人(rén)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)？

    The coat holds the seat. Where is the person?

  6. Dengdeng

    他(tā)去(qù)买(mǎi)烧饼(shāobing)了(le)，烧饼(shāobing)比(bǐ)座位(zuòwèi)重要(zhòngyào)。

    He went to buy a sesame flatbread. Flatbread matters more than the seat.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)张(zhāng)桌(zhuō)子(zi)太(tài)占(zhàn)空(kōng)间(jiān)了(le)。

This desk takes up too much room.

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

02

他(tā)觉(jué)得(de)自(zì)己(jǐ)占(zhàn)了(le)上(shàng)风(fēng)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)反(fǎn)过(guò)来(lái)扭(niǔ)转(zhuǎn)了(le)局(jú)面(miàn)。

He thought he had the upper hand, but I turned the tables on him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by mccarras · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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