Definition
霸占 carries a strong negative sense: it means to forcibly take and hold something that rightfully belongs to others, whether land, property, or a position. It is more accusatory than the neutral 占领 (to occupy), and unlike 强占 (which focuses on physical seizure), 霸占 often implies unjust monopoly, overlapping conceptually with 垄断 (to monopolize).
verb
to forcibly occupy (land, property, etc.)to seizeto dominate (a position, attention, etc.)to monopolize
Examples
- 霸占，。Tā shìtú bà zhàn jīnglǐ de zhíwèi, dàn shībài le.He tried to seize the manager's position, but failed.
- 霸占。Xiǎo Bǎo zǒngshì bà zhàn zhe yáokòngqì bú ràng wǒ kàn bié de jiémù.Xiao Bao always monopolizes the remote and won't let me watch other shows.
- 霸占。Lìshǐ shàng zhège dìguó bà zhàn le xǔduō xiǎo guó de lǐngtǔ.Historically, this empire forcibly occupied the territories of many small countries.
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