占有 (zhàn yǒu) — to own, to possess (property, resources, a position); to occupy, to account for (a proportion, time, space)
Definition
占有 covers both 'to own/possess' and 'to occupy/take up' (time, space, share). 拥有 is more formal for possessing; 占据 focuses on physically occupying a place.
verb
to ownto possess (property, resources, a position)to occupyto account for (a proportion, time, space)
Easily confused
Examples
- 占有。Zhè jiā gōng sī zhàn yǒu le quán qiú shì chǎng de yí bàn fèn é.This company accounts for half of the global market share.
- 占有。Tā zài gōng sī lǐ zhàn yǒu zhòng yào de lǐng dǎo dì wèi.He holds an important leadership position in the company.
- 占有。Zhè ge xiàng mù zhàn yǒu le wǒ men dà liàng de shí jiān hé jīng lì.This project takes up a lot of our time and energy.
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