zhàn

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of 霸占

霸占 means to occupy by force; to seize; to expropriate. Pronounced bà zhàn. HSK 7-9.

  • to occupy by force; to seize; to expropriate

Definitions & Examples

ge
jūn
zhàn
le
liàng
nóng
mín
de
 

That warlord forcibly seized a large amount of farmland from the peasants.

men
shì
zhàn
gōng
de
xīn
chǎn
 

They tried to expropriate the company's core assets.

zhàng
zhe
yǒu
diǎn
quán
 
cháng
zhàn
zhe
ge
bàn
gōng
shì
 

Relying on his bit of authority, he occupied that office for a long time.

Zhè
shì
gōng
gòng
yuán
 
néng
rén
zhàn
 

This is a public resource; you can't hog it all by yourself.

shǐ
shang
 
liè
qiáng
céng
zhàn
guò
guó
de
duō
lǐng
 

Historically, the great powers once occupied many of our country's territories.