HSK · Level 71
75 words
Chinese word
占有
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhàn yǒu
Meaning
- verbpossess
Example
他占有了这块土地。tā zhàn yǒu le zhè kuài tǔ dì
He possessed this piece of land.
More examples
外资企业开始占有国内市场的一部分。wài zī qǐ yè kāi shǐ zhàn yǒu guó nèi shì chǎng de yí bù fèn
Foreign-funded companies began to occupy part of the domestic market.
Core concept
A person or group brings a place, thing, or right under its control and treats it as its own.
Common phrases
占有市场zhàn yǒu shì chǎng
occupy the market
占有资源zhàn yǒu zī yuán
possess resources
占有地位zhàn yǒu dì wèi
occupy a position
Similar words
拥有yōng yǒu: To own or hold property or rights.
占据zhàn jù: To occupy a particular place or position.
占用zhàn yòng: To make temporary use of a place or thing, preventing others from using it.
Definition in Chinese
占有 指个人或团体通过占据、控制或占取使某物或某项权利归自己所有或受自己支配。zhàn yǒu zhǐ gè rén huò tuán tǐ tōng guò zhàn jù kòng zhì huò zhàn qǔ shǐ mǒu wù huò mǒu xiàng quán lì guī zì jǐ suó yǒu huò shòu zì jǐ zhī pèi
Word origin
占有 (zhànyǒu, "possess") combines 占 (zhàn, "occupy") with 有 (yǒu, "have"), joining the act of taking control with the state of having something.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, this verb sounds formal and often appears in legal, property, or academic contexts rather than in casual descriptions of ordinary belongings.
Other meanings
- occupyverb
Related words
- 占有权zhàn yǒu quánright of possessionnoun
- 占有率zhàn yǒu lǜmarket sharenoun
- 占有欲zhàn yǒu yùdesire to possessnoun