占
zhàn
to take possession of
to occupy; to take up
这个箱子太大，占了很多地方。
zhè ge xiāng zi tài dà, zhàn le hěn duō dì fang.
This box is too big; it takes up a lot of space.
他们早早到了，占好了前排的座位。
tā men zǎo zǎo dào le, zhàn hǎo le qián pái de zuò wèi.
They arrived early and secured good seats in the front row.
Words with 占
占上风
zhàn shàng fēng
to take the lead
占地
zhàn dì
to take up space
独占鳌头
dú zhàn áo tóu
(idiom) to come first in triennial palace examinations (refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand); to be the champion; to be the very best in any field
侵占
qīn zhàn
to invade and occupy (territory)
占去
zhàn qù
to take up (one's time etc)
霸占
bà zhàn
to occupy by force
马占
mǎ zhàn
(dialect) merchant (loanword)
鹊巢鸠占
què cháo jiū zhàn
the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom)
占下风
zhàn xià fēng
to be at a disadvantage
占中
zhàn zhōng
Occupy Central, Hong Kong civil disobedience movement (September 2014 -)
占便宜
zhàn pián yi
advantageous
占优势
zhàn yōu shì
to predominate