squeeze out and occupy; encroach upon
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to forcibly squeeze in and occupy; to encroach upon
formalOften used with resources, space, funds, or time. Implies illegitimacy or infringement.
Fēi非
fǎ法
jiàn建
zhù筑
jǐ挤
zhàn占
le了
gōng公
gòng共
lǜ绿
dì地
。
Illegal construction encroached upon the public green space.
Bù不
dé得
jǐ挤
zhàn占
jiào教
yù育
jīng经
fèi费
yòng用
yú于
qí其
tā他
xiàng项
mù目
。
Education funds must not be squeezed out and used for other projects.
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Tā他
de的
gè个
rén人
shì事
wù务
jǐ挤
zhàn占
le了
wǒ我
dà大
liàng量
de的
gōng工
zuò作
shí时
jiān间
。
His personal affairs encroached upon a large amount of my work time.
Kāi开
fā发
shāng商
jǐ挤
zhàn占
le了
nóng农
mín民
de的
gēng耕
dì地
。
The developer seized and occupied the farmers' cultivated land.