占

zhān · zhan/zhàn · zhan

Traditional 佔

Meaning

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zhān 占

  1. to observe
  2. to divine

zhàn 占

  1. to take possession of
  2. to occupy
  3. to take up

zhàn 佔

  1. variant of 占 (zhàn)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)张(zhāng)桌(zhuō)子(zi)太(tài)占(zhàn)空(kōng)间(jiān)了(le)。

This desk takes up too much room.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)觉(jué)得(de)自(zì)己(jǐ)占(zhàn)了(le)上(shàng)风(fēng),但(dàn)我(wǒ)反(fǎn)过(guò)来(lái)扭(niǔ)转(zhuǎn)了(le)局(jú)面(miàn)。

He thought he had the upper hand, but I turned the tables on him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by mccarras · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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