占领
zhànlǐng
to occupy, to capture
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 军队占领了那座城市。The army occupied that city.
- 这个品牌迅速占领了市场。This brand quickly captured the market.
Collocations
占领阵地占领市场占领高地武装占领
Mnemonic
占 zhàn "to occupy" + 领 lǐng "to command": to occupy and command, i.e. to occupy, to capture. ① to occupy militarily (占领城市) ② to capture (a market, position: 占领市场). Opposite of 撤离 (to withdraw).
Related
占据攻占占有撤离
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