占据

占据 zhànjù

Occupy (to hold)

占据 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體佔據 zhanju

What 占据 means

Occupy (to hold)

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Character by character

占据 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

占

zhàn / zhān

Divine (practise divination); Occupy (get the upper hand)

据

jù

According to (reportedly)

Words that share a character with 占据

How to write 占据

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占据 in a sentence

这些书占据了半个房间。

Zhèxiē shū zhànjù le bàn ge fángjiān.

These books take up half the room.

这件事占据了他大量时间。

Zhè jiàn shì zhànjù le tā dàliàng shíjiān.

This matter took up a great deal of his time.

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Questions about 占据

What does 占据 mean in English?

占据 is pronounced zhànjù and means Occupy (to hold).

How do you pronounce 占据?

占据 is zhànjù in pinyin — written zhanju without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 占据?

占据 is written with 2 characters: 占 (zhàn / zhān) Divine (practise divination); Occupy (get the upper hand), 据 (jù) According to (reportedly). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 占据 written in traditional Chinese?

佔據. The simplified form 占据 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 佔據 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced zhànjù.

Is 占据 an HSK word?

Yes — 占据 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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