占

zhàn

HSK 5

占 — zhàn

1. to take possession of; to occupy; to take up (space/time)

   他们占了整个山谷。 tāmen zhàn le zhěnggè shāngǔ — They occupied the entire valley.

占 — zhān

1. to observe; to divine; to prognosticate

   他用龟甲占卜未来。 tāyòng guījiǎ zhānbǔ wèilái — He divined the future using tortoise shell (pyromancy).