Word: 占 (zhàn, zhān)

Traditional: 佔

占 dictionary entry

zhàn: to take up; to occupy; to take possession of
zhān: to divine; to observe; surname Zhan

Full dictionary entry for 占

What 占 means in each sentence

to take up 8 sentences
to occupy 6 sentences
to take possession of 4 sentences

Example sentences using 占

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乌鸦占了凤凰枝，高攀不起

wūyā zhànle fènghuáng zhī, gāopān bù qǐ

a crow occupies the phoenix's branch: can't reach so high
他帮我占了位子。

Tā bāng wǒ zhànle wèizi.

He held a seat for me.
他无耻地占了别人的功劳。

Tā wúchǐ de zhànle biéren de gōngláo.

He shamelessly took credit for someone else's work.
他要去图书馆占位。

Tā yào qù túshūguǎn zhàn wèi.

He wants to go the library and get a spot.
占小便宜吃大亏

zhàn xiǎopiányi chīdàkuī

gain small advantages, suffer big losses
喜鹊落在树上,各占一枝儿

xǐquè luò zài shù shàng,gè zhàn yìzhī ér

magpies settling in a tree, each taking its own branch
对不起，这位子是否被人家占了？

Duìbùqǐ, zhèwèi zǐ shìfǒu bèi rénjia zhànle?

Excuse me, is this seat taken?
广告占了半个版面的篇幅。

Guǎnggào zhànle bànge bǎnmiàn de piānfu.

The advertisement took up half a page of space.
床占了很多空间。

Chuáng zhànle hěn duō kōngjiān.

The bed took up a lot of space.
房子现在没被占住。

Fángzi xiànzài méi bèi zhàn zhù.

The house is not occupied now.
每个月的房贷占了我一半工资。

Měige yuè de fángdài zhànle wǒ yíbàn gōngzī.

The mortgage takes up half of my salary every month.
毛驴不带笼嘴套，占了嘴的便宜也吃了嘴的亏

máolǘ bú dài lóngzuǐ tào, zhànle zuǐ de piányi yě chīle zuǐ de kuī

a donkey without a muzzle: gains from its mouth and loses by its mouth
老年人占总人口的比例越来越高。

Lǎoniánrén zhàn zǒngrénkǒu de bǐlì yuèláiyuè gāo.

The proportion of elderly people in the total population keeps rising.
该党在议会中占了三十席。

Gāi dǎng zài yìhuì zhōng zhànle sānshí xí.

The party holds thirty seats in the parliament.
这台机器很占空间。

Zhè tái jīqì hěn zhàn kōngjiān.

The machine takes a lot of room.
这张桌子太占空间了。

Zhè zhāng zhuōzi tài zhàn kōngjiān le.

This desk takes up too much room.
这张沙发占了太多空间。

Zhè zhāng shāfā zhànle tài duō kōngjiān.

This sofa takes up too much space.
那个军阀占了这座城市。

Nàge jūnfá zhànle zhè zuò chéngshì.

That warlord seized this city.