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霸占

bà zhàn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 霸佔

霸占 (bà zhàn) means "to occupy by force; to seize; to dominate". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 霸占 means

1. to occupy by force
2. to seize
3. to dominate

The characters in 霸占

• 霸bàhegemon; tyrant; lord
• 占zhànto take possession of; to occupy; to take up

Example sentences

• Mary霸占了她的包包并且离开了。
  Mary bàzhàn le tā de bāobāo bìngqiě líkāi le.
  Mary grabbed her purse and left.

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