Definition
占地 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to occupy land/space' or 'to cover an area'. Note that the correct pronunciation is zhàn dì (the input gives only zhān, which is a typo). In actual use, the two characters 占 and 地 can split when a quantity or duration is inserted, e.g., 占了三亩地 ('occupied three mu of land'). You can also use it as a whole: 占地很大 ('takes up a lot of space').
v.o.
to occupy (land/space)to cover (an area)(separable verb) to take up space
Examples
- 占地。Zhège guǎngchǎng zhān hěn dà.This square takes up a lot of space.
- 。Xīn gōngchǎng zhàn le shí mǔ dì.The new factory occupies ten mu of land.
- 占地。Huāyuán zhān yì bǎi píngfāng mǐ.The garden covers one hundred square meters.
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