侵占 (qīn zhàn) — to invade and occupy (territory, rights, etc.) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

侵占 covers both physical territory and abstract rights or interests that are seized without permission. 比侵害 more forceful (taking vs. harming); 比强占 broader — it includes illegal occupation, not only armed seizure.

verb

to invade and occupy (territory, rights, etc.)

Examples

侵占。
Tā men shì tú qīn zhàn zhè piàn tǔ dì.
They attempted to invade and occupy this land.
侵占。
Rèn hé guó jiā dōu bù yīng qīn zhàn tā guó lǐng tǔ.
No country should invade and occupy another country's territory.
侵占。
Tā de hé fǎ quán lì bèi qīn zhàn le.
His legal rights were encroached upon.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

侵 invades and 占 occupies, together meaning to seize territory or rights.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

人人rénperson
帚帚zhǒubroom
又又yòuhand

侵 combines 人 (person), 帚 (broom), and 又 (hand) into the image of a person with a broom in hand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 佔; 占 is its simplified writing.

亻占佔

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn佔zhàn

Same sound today

The traditional form 佔 has a person part 亻 and a sound part 占; the simplified 占 is a later abbreviation.

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