to occupy (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
佔
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
站 zhàn - stand (v.) | HSK 3
Examples
他占了一个座位。 tā zhàn le yī gè zuòwèi. - He occupied a seat.
这家公司占了很大的市场份额。 zhè jiā gōngsī zhàn le hěn dà de shìchǎng fèn’é. - This company occupies a large market share.
这篇文章占了整整两页。 zhè piān wénzhāng zhàn le zhěngzhěng liǎng yè. - This article takes up two full pages.
他占用了大部分时间。 tā zhànyòng le dà bùfèn shíjiān. - He took up most of the time.
我们占了一个不错的位置。 wǒmen zhàn le yī gè bùcuò de wèizhì. - We got a good spot.
Phrases
占线 zhàn xiàn - busy line; engaged (line) (v.) | HSK 4
占据 zhàn jù - occupy; take over; colonise (v.) | HSK 6
占领 zhàn lǐng - capture; occupy; seize (v.) | HSK 6