佔〔占〕 {zhàn}

1. to take possession of
2. to occupy
3. to take up

占 zim¹ {zhān}

1. to observe
2. to divine

占 zim¹ {zhàn}

1. to take possession of
2. to occupy
3. to take up

占卦 zim¹ gwaa³ {zhān guà}

Chinese fortune telling; to foresee, to predict

佔地〔占-〕 zim³ dei⁶ {zhàn dì}

occupying floor space or area

占卜 zim¹ buk¹ {zhān bǔ}

to divine

占星 zim¹ sing¹ {zhān xīng}

1. to divine by astrology
2. horoscope

占地 zim³ dei⁶ {zhàn dì}

1. to take up space
2. to occupy (space)

佔據〔占据〕 zim³ geoi³ {zhàn jù}

1. to occupy
2. to hold

佔優〔占优〕 zim³ jau¹ {zhàn yōu}

dominance

佔有〔占-〕 zim³ jau⁵ {zhàn yǒu}

1. to have
2. to own
3. to hold
4. to possess

佔用〔占-〕 zim³ jung⁶ {zhàn yòng}

to occupy

佔領〔占领〕 zim³ ling⁵ {zhàn lǐng}

1. to occupy (a territory)
2. to hold

占滿〔-满〕 zim³ mun⁵ {zhàn mǎn}

1. to fill
2. to occupy completely

佔婆〔占-〕 zim³ po⁴ {Zhàn pó}

Champa (Sanskrit: Campapura or Campanagara), ancient kingdom in the South of Vietnam c. 200-1693

佔先〔占-〕 zim³ sin¹ {zhàn xiān}

to take precedence

佔線〔占线〕 zim³ sin³ {zhàn xiàn}

busy (telephone line)

佔城〔占-〕 zim³ sing⁴ {Zhàn chéng}

Champa (Sanskrit: Campapura or Campanagara), ancient kingdom in the South of Vietnam c. 200-1693

佔族〔占-〕 zim³ zuk⁶ {Zhàn zú}

Cham ethnic group

佔中〔占-〕 zim³ zung¹ {Zhàn Zhōng}

Occupy Central, Hong Kong civil disobedience movement (September 2014 -)

占士邦 zim¹ si⁶ bong¹ {zhàn shì bāng}

James Bond

占星家 zim¹ sing¹ gaa¹ {zhān xīng jiā}

astrologer

占星學〔--学〕 zim¹ sing¹ hok⁶ {zhān xīng xué}

astrology

占星術〔--术〕 zim¹ sing¹ seot⁶ {zhān xīng shù}

astrology

占星師〔--师〕 zim¹ sing¹ si¹ {zhān xīng shī}

astrologer

占地方 zim³ dei⁶ fong¹ {zhàn dì fang}

to take up space

占地兒〔--儿〕 zim³ dei⁶ ji⁴ {zhàn dì r}

to take up space

佔下風〔占-风〕 zim³ haa⁶ fung¹ {zhàn xià fēng}

to be at a disadvantage

佔優勢〔占优势〕 zim³ jau¹ sai³ {zhàn yōu shì}

1. to predominate
2. to occupy a dominant position

占有率 zim³ jau⁵ leot² {zhàn yǒu lǜ}

market share

佔領者〔占领-〕 zim³ ling⁵ ze² {zhàn lǐng zhě}

occupant

佔便宜〔占--〕 zim³ pin⁴ ji⁴ {zhàn pián yi}

1. advantageous
2. favorable
3. to benefit at others' expense
4. to take unfair advantage

佔上風〔占-风〕 zim³ soeng⁶ fung¹ {zhàn shàng fēng}

1. to take the lead
2. to gain the upper hand

佔領中環〔占领-环〕 zim³ ling⁵ zung¹ waan⁴ {zhàn lǐng zhōng huán}

Occupy Central with Love and Peace, a civil disobedience campaign, to pressure the PRC Government into granting an electoral system which "satisfy the international standards in relation to universal suffrage" in Hong Kong Chief Executive election in 2017 as promised according to the Hong Kong Basic Law Article 45

占地面積〔---积〕 zim³ dei⁶ min⁶ zik¹ {zhàn dì miàn ji}

1. floor area
2. occupied area
3. footprint (of a building, piece of equipment etc)

佔為己有〔占为--〕 zim³ wai⁴ gei² jau⁵ {zhàn wéi jǐ yǒu}

to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)

占著茅坑不拉屎〔-着-----〕 zim³ zoek⁶ maau⁴ haang¹ bat¹ laai¹ si² {zhàn zhe máo kēng bù lā shǐ}

1. lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb)
2. fig. to be a dog in the manger