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占
zhàn, zhān
Description
“占”常常读作 zhàn，意思是占有、占用一个位置或空间。
"占" is often pronounced zhàn, meaning to occupy or take up a position or space.
读作 zhān 的时候，它跟算命有关，比如占卜。
When pronounced zhān, it relates to fortune-telling, such as divination.
Meanings
占zhàn
to occupy; to take up (space, position)
这个书桌占了很多地方。
This desk takes up a lot of space.
占zhàn
to account for; to make up (a proportion)
女生占了班里的一半。
Girls make up half the class.
占zhān
to divine; to tell fortunes
古人用龟壳来占吉凶。
Ancient people used turtle shells to predict fortune and misfortune.
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Notes
- Nuance
占 zhàn means occupy/take up; 占 zhān relates to divination as in 占卜.
- Etymology
originally depicts reading cracks on a divination shell, later extended to 'occupy'.
In videos
“别占着茅坑不拉屎，还敢跟我提条件。”
“蒙古新娘是占到了外籍新娘的7%”
“都能够占满全屏”
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