占
zhàn
to take possession of
to occupy; to take up
这个箱子太大，占了很多地方。
zhè ge xiāng zi tài dà, zhàn le hěn duō dì fang.
This box is too big; it takes up a lot of space.
他们早早到了，占好了前排的座位。
tā men zǎo zǎo dào le, zhàn hǎo le qián pái de zuò wèi.
They arrived early and secured good seats in the front row.
Words with 占
霸占
bà zhàn
to occupy by force
马占
mǎ zhàn
(dialect) merchant (loanword)
鹊巢鸠占
què cháo jiū zhàn
the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom)
占下风
zhàn xià fēng
to be at a disadvantage
占上风
zhàn shàng fēng
to take the lead
占中
zhàn zhōng
Occupy Central, Hong Kong civil disobedience movement (September 2014 -)
占便宜
zhàn pián yi
advantageous
占优势
zhàn yōu shì
to predominate
占先
zhàn xiān
to take precedence
占去
zhàn qù
to take up (one's time etc)
占压
zhàn yā
to tie up (funds or resources etc that could otherwise be used)
占据
zhàn jù
to occupy; to hold