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zhàn

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zhàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhàn | zhan4
English translation
variant of zhàn [zhàn]
to take possession of
to occupy
to take up
to observe
to divine
to divine; to observe; to versify

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About zhàn

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

zhàn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

To speak  kǒu omens 

Etymology of zhàn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⺊口

Explanation

In ancient China fortune-tellers made cracks ( bo ) and holes ( kǒu ) in turtle shells for the purpose of divination.

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Example sentences using zhàn

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个子 gèzi Gāo ,排球 pái qiú 占便宜 zhàn pián yi .

In playing volleyball you have the advantage of being tall.

guàng 暗娼 àn chāng xiǎng 独占 dú zhàn ,因为 yīnwèi yǒu Qián .

Even in brothels he wanted to monopolize because he had money.

罗马尼亚 Luó mǎ ní yà huá 浆手快速 kuài sù 有力 yǒu lì de 划水占据 zhànjù le 领先 lǐngxiān 位置 wèizhi .

The Romanian rowers pulled ahead with fast, powerful strokes.

施用 shī yòng liáng 氮肥 de 土壤 tǔrǎng ,通常 tōngcháng 硝酸 xiāo suān gài 占优势 zhàn yōu shì .

The nitrate form commonly dominates where liberal nitrogen fertilization is practiced.

yāo zhàn 输卵管 shū luǎn guǎn 全长 quán cháng de 一半 yī bàn .

The ampulla comprises about half of the oviductal length.

Words with zhàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zhàn to occupy zhàn
占据 zhànjù to occupy佔據
占领 zhànlǐng to hold佔領
占用 zhàn yòng to occupy佔用
占有 zhàn yǒu to have佔有
霸占 bà zhàn to seize霸佔
侵占 qīn zhàn to invade and occupy (territory)侵佔
占卜 zhān bǔ to divine占卜 zhān bǔ
独占 dú zhàn to monopolize獨佔
抢占 qiǎng zhàn to seize (the strategic high ground)搶佔
攻占 gōng zhàn (fig.) to take by storm攻占 gōng zhàn
占便宜 zhàn pián yi advantageous佔便宜
占上风 zhàn shàng fēng to take the lead佔上風
占线 zhànxiàn busy (telephone line)佔線
拜占庭 Bài zhàn tíng Byzantium拜占庭 Bài zhàn tíng
占优势 zhàn yōu shì to predominate佔優勢
占地 zhàn dì to take up space占地 zhàn dì
挤占 jǐ zhàn to seize擠占
强占 qiáng zhàn to occupy by force強佔
占星术 zhān xīng shù astrology占星術
独占鳌头 dú zhàn aó tóu to be the champion獨佔鰲頭
占先 zhàn xiān to take precedence佔先

zhàn Decomposition & Compounds

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zhàn Decomposition

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zhàn Compounds

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  • zhàn
    • diàn
    • cān
    • zhān
      • , zhān
    • tiē
    • càn
      • càn , càn , , , ,
    • diǎn
    • diǎn , zhàn , zhàn , zuàn , tiē , nián , nián , diàn , zhān , zhēn , niān , , nián , shān , , tiè , diàn , diǎn , tiē , diàn , diān , diàn , rán , chān , , dié , zhēn , , zhǎn , zhàn , , , , , , , , , , chān , tiē , , , , , , zhǎn , tiān
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