占
zhàn
to occupy; to take up
Every meaning
zhàn
- to occupy; to take up
- to account for; to make up (as in 占多数)
- to seize (as in 占领)
zhān
- to divine; to tell fortunes (as in 占卜)
In the Library
人们一般把字写在竹片或者木片上，又重又占地方。
纸是蔡伦发明的吗？ · Who invented paper? Cai Lun and the older paper · HSK 5
从那以后，人们不必再把字写在又重又占地方的竹简上了。
四大发明是谁说的？ · Who named the Four Great Inventions of China? · HSK 6
Words with 占
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).