占

tā jiāng nà kuài dì pí zhàn wéi jǐ yǒu

他将那块地皮占为己有。

He seizes that land as his own.

wǒ men bù néng qiáng zhàn bié rén de cái wù

我们不能强占别人的财物。

We should not seize the property of others.

duì bu qǐ zhàn le nǐ zhè me duō shí jiān

对不起，占了你这么多时间。

Sorry we've taken up so much of your time.

dú bào měi tiān zhàn yī xiǎo shí

读报每天占一小时。

Reading the newspaper takes up an hour a day.

tā zài zhè jiā gōng sī zhàn zhǔ dǎo dì wèi

他在这家公司占主导地位。

He holds a leading post in the company.

shǎo shù mín zú zhàn rén kǒu de bǎi fēn zhī liù

少数民族占人口的百分之六。

The minority nationalities account for six per cent of the population.