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占领

zhànlǐng

to occupy

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Characters in this word

占 zhàn

Strokes
5
Radical
⺊ — divination
Made of
⺊ divination 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

领 lǐng

Strokes
11
Radical
页 — page, sheet, leaf
Made of
令 command, decree, order 页 page, sheet, leaf
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 敌人占领小城。 Dírén zhànlǐng xiǎo chéng. The enemy occupies the small city.
  • 他们占领了岛。 Tāmen zhànlǐng le dǎo. They occupied the island.
  • 军队占领那里。 Jūnduì zhànlǐng nàlǐ. The army occupies that place.

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