占用 zhànyòng to occupy
How to remember 占用: 占 occupy + 用 to use (Kangxi radical 101) = to occupy.
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How it is used
- To occupy/take up a resource (space, time, funds) - 占用道路 (zhànyòng dàolù) take up the road; 占用时间 take up time.
- Often implies using something that isn't yours to use, or an inconvenient claim on it.
- Polite frame: 占用您几分钟 (may I take a few minutes of your time).