占据(zhàn jù): to occupy
to occupy
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 占据 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
空气虽然看不见，但它占据了空间。
kōng qì suī rán kàn bù jiàn dàn tā zhàn jù le kōng jiān
Even though air is invisible, it takes up space.
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