占领 (zhàn lǐng) — to occupy, to capture (a place, market, positio… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

占领 (zhànlǐng) means to capture and hold a place, position, or market — implying taking control. Stronger than 占据 (simply hold) and less violent than 夺取 (wrest by force).

verb

to occupyto capture (a place, market, position, etc.)

Examples

，占领。
Jūn shì shàng, tā men zhàn lǐng le dí rén de zhèn dì.
Militarily, they occupied the enemy's position.
占领。
Zhè jiā gōng sī zhàn lǐng le dà bù fen shì chǎng fèn é.
This company captured most of the market share.
占领。
Tā men yòng wǔ lì zhàn lǐng le zhè zuò chéng shì.
They occupied this city by force.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

领lǐngtake control

占 means to occupy and 领 means to take control, together meaning to capture or hold.

Characters in this word

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.

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 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

令頁領

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yè

Sound part声符shēngfú

令

令lìng領lǐng

Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 HSK 2.0 Level 6 Military & Defense

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