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抢占 (qiǎng zhàn) — to race to seize (something before others); to unlawfully occupy (land, resources, etc.)

Definition

Combines 抢 (rush/grab first) with 占 (occupy): to race to seize something before others, or to unlawfully take land or resources. Stronger and more aggressive than 占领, often implying competition or violation.

verb
to race to seize (something before others)to unlawfully occupy (land, resources, etc.)

Examples

  • 抢占。
    Gōng sī xiǎng qiǎng zhàn zhè ge shì chǎng.
    The company wants to seize this market.
  • 抢占。
    Tā men yòng bào lì qiǎng zhàn le nà piàn tǔ dì.
    They used violence to unlawfully occupy that land.
  • 抢占。
    Liǎng zhī duì wu dōu zài qiǎng zhàn zhè ge gāo dì.
    Both teams are racing to seize this high ground.

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.

抢qiǎngrace to
占zhànoccupy

抢 (race to) and 占 (occupy) combine: rushing to occupy something before others.

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 搶; 抢 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
倉
倉cāng搶qiǎng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 搶 pairs 扌 (hand) with 倉, which gives the sound; the simplified 抢 is a shorthand, so its right side is not the historical component.

Open 抢 →

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.

Open 占 →
Appears in
Military & Defense

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