Meaning of 占据
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to occupy; to hold
How to use 占据
占据 is a formal verb for taking up and keeping space, position, time, or a share of something. It often appears with abstract objects like 市场 (market), 地位 (position), or 时间 (time). Example: 这家公司占据了一半的市场。(Zhè jiā gōngsī zhànjù le yíbàn de shìchǎng.) This company holds half of the market.
占 (zhàn) means to take up a place, and 据 (jù) means to hold onto or rely on, as in 根据 (gēnjù). Picture someone taking a spot and then holding it firmly so nobody else can have it.
Common mistake: Learners often read 占 with the first tone, zhān, which is the reading used for divination. In 占据 it is fourth tone, zhàn. Also, 据 is fourth tone jù. Do not confuse it with 剧 (jù, drama), which sounds the same but is a different character.
占据 in example sentences
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占 zhàn · to take possession of · 5 strokes
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据 jù · according to · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 占据.
| 证据 | zhèngjù | evidence; proof |
| 据说 | jùshuō | it is said that; reportedly |
| 根据 | gēnjù | according to; based on |
| 数据 | shùjù | data |
| 占领 | zhànlǐng | to capture; to seize; to occupy by force |
| 占有 | zhànyǒu | to have; to own |
| 依据 | yījù | according to; basis |
| 收据 | shōujù | receipt |
| 数据库 | shùjùkù | (computing) database |
| 占用 | zhànyòng | to occupy |
| 占卜 | zhānbǔ | to divine |
| 侵占 | qīnzhàn | to invade and occupy (territory) |
Questions about 占据
What does 占据 mean?
占据 (zhànjù) means "to occupy; to hold" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 占据?
占据 is made of 2 characters: 占 (5 strokes), 据 (11 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 占据 an HSK word?
Yes. 占据 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 占据 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 占据 is written 佔據.
What is the difference between 占据 and 占领?
占领 (zhànlǐng) usually means capturing a place by force, as an army does. 占据 focuses on holding or taking up something that you already have, and it works well for abstract things like a market share or someone's thoughts.
How is 占据 different from 占有?
占有 (zhànyǒu) stresses owning or possessing something, like property or resources. 占据 stresses taking up space or a position, for example 占据主导地位 (to hold a dominant position).