HSK 5 · verb

占

zhàn

to occupy; to take up; to account for

这张大桌子占了房间一半的地方。

Zhè zhāng dà zhuōzi zhànle fángjiān yíbàn de dìfang。

This big table takes up half of the room.

我打了好几次,他的电话一直占线。

Wǒ dǎle hǎo jǐ cì, tā de diànhuà yìzhí zhànxiàn。

I called several times, but his line was busy the whole time.

女生在这个班里的占比很高。

Nǚshēng zài zhège bān lǐ de zhànbǐ hěn gāo。

Girls make up a high proportion of this class.

这张桌子占据了太多地方。

Zhè zhāng zhuōzi zhànjùle tài duō dìfāng。

This table takes up too much space.