Meaning
to observe; to divine; to divine; to occupy; to constitute; to make up
Chinese: 观察。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhan” becomes a different word in each tone. 占 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 占领zhàn lǐngto capture; to seize; to occupy by force
- 占有zhàn yǒuto have; to own; to hold; to occupy
- 占线zhàn xiànbusy (telephone line)
- 占据zhàn jùto occupy; to hold
- 占用zhàn yòngto occupy
Example Sentence
这张桌子占了不少地方。Zhè zhāng zhuō zi zhàn le bù shǎo dì fang.This table takes up quite a lot of space.
这Zhèthis张zhāngto open up桌子zhuō zitable占zhànto observe了le(completed action)不少bù shǎomany地方dì fangplace。