占据 zhànjù to occupy
to occupy; to hold
How to remember 占据: 占 occupy + 据 according to = to occupy.
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How it is used
- To occupy/take up space or position, often physically or strategically - 占据市场 (zhànjù shìchǎng) occupy the market, 占据有利地形 (zhànjù yǒulì dìxíng) hold favorable terrain.
- Stresses physically or figuratively taking and holding a place; contrast 占有 (zhànyǒu), which leans toward possessing/owning.
- Common in military, business, and 'takes up my time/mind' (占据了我的思绪) contexts.