占据

zhàn jù

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to occupy

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 腾出 téng chū 腾出 téng chū to make (some time or space) available (for sb) 把空间或位置让出来: to make (some time or space) available (for sb)

Related words

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• 占用 zhàn yòng 占用 zhàn yòng to occupy 使用某物使其不能被用于其他目的: to occupy

Usage notes

Collocations

Frequently used in 占据市场份额 (occupy market share) and 占据有利位置 (occupy a favorable position).

Common mistakes

占据 is transitive; always needs an object, e.g. 占据领先地位, not just 占据. Often misused intransitively by learners.

Example Sentences

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公司 占据 了市场的主要份额。

The company occupies the main share of the market.

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Child Words of 占据

• 占 占 zhān: to observe
• 占 占 zhàn: to take possession of
• 据 据 jù: according to