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强占 (qiáng zhàn) — to forcibly occupy, to seize

Definition

强占 means to forcibly take or seize something that belongs to someone else — stronger and more aggressive than 占领, which is neutral 'to occupy'. Compare 侵占 (invade and take territory/rights) and 霸占 (seize and monopolize).

verb
to forcibly occupyto seize

Examples

  • 强占。
    Tā men qiáng zhàn le nà piàn tǔ dì.
    They forcibly occupied that piece of land.
  • 强占。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī qiáng zhàn le wǒ men de shì chǎng.
    This company seized our market.
  • 强占，。
    Tā qiáng zhàn le wǒ de zuò wèi, wǒ hěn shēng qì.
    He forcibly took my seat, and I was very angry.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

强qiángforce
占zhànoccupy

强 conveys force, and 占 means to occupy, giving the idea of seizing something by force.

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 強; 强 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 強 pairs an insect component with a sound component; this explains 強, not the simplified 强.

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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.

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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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