Chinese word

强占

Pronunciation

Pinyinqiáng zhàn

Meaning

  • verbforcibly occupy

Example

有人偷偷强占了这间空房子。yǒu rén tōu tōu qiáng zhàn le zhè jiān kòng fáng zi

Someone secretly occupied this vacant house.

Illustration for 强占 (forcibly occupy)

More examples

法院判决要求被告归还被强占的房屋。fǎ yuàn pàn jué yāo qiú bèi gào guī huán bèi qiáng zhàn de fáng wū

The court's judgment required the defendant to return the house they had forcibly occupied.

Core concept

A boundary is crossed when force or pressure makes another person's property or space serve as one's own.

Common phrases

  • 强占私人财产qiáng zhàn sī rén cái chǎn

    wrongfully occupy private property

  • 强占他人住房qiáng zhàn tā rén zhù fáng

    wrongfully occupy another person's home

Similar words

侵占qīn zhàn: Taking another person's property without legal right and keeping it as one's own.
占据zhàn jù: Gaining control of a place or thing and occupying it continuously.
占有zhàn yǒu: Keeping property or land in one's possession as one's own.
霸占bà zhàn: Forcibly taking over someone else's place or property and using it alone.

Definition in Chinese

用强力或强制手段非法占有他人财产或场所。yòng qiáng lì huò qiáng zhì shǒu duàn fēi fǎ zhàn yǒu tā rén cái chǎn huò cháng suǒ

Word origin

强 (qiáng, "strong") + 占 (zhàn, "occupy") joins the idea of strength with taking a place, forming a verb for seizing someone else's property or space by force.

Usage tips

  • In conversational Chinese, this word sounds like a serious accusation, so it suits disputes, reports, and legal contexts rather than harmless use of temporary space.

Other meanings

  • encroach onverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 强占罪qiáng zhàn zuìcrime of forcible occupationnoun

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