占 (zhàn) — to occupy, to take up (space, time, or a position)
Definition
占 (zhàn) is the plain base verb 'to occupy / take up' (a seat, time, or share). 占用 and 占据 are more formal and emphasize taking space or a resource.
verb
to occupyto take up (space, time, or a position)
Examples
- 占。Zhè ge zuò wèi yǐ jīng yǒu rén zhàn le.This seat is already taken.
- 占。Xiě bào gào zhàn le wǒ yí gè xià wǔ.Writing the report took up my whole afternoon.
- 占。Wài zī zhàn le gōng sī bǎi fēn zhī sān shí de gǔ fèn.Foreign capital occupies thirty percent of the company's shares.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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.
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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