占用

佔用

zhànyòng

verb HSK 7 #7,276

Meanings

Literally 'occupy and use' — to take something for one's own use

Zhège xiàngmù zhànyòng le tài duō zīyuán.

This project has taken up too many resources.

Qǐng bú yào zhànyòng gōnggòng tōngdào.

Please don't occupy the public walkway.

usage

占用 implies using something that belongs to others or is shared. Common objects: 时间 (time), 资源 (resources), 土地 (land), 内存 (memory, in computing).

占 zhàn

用 yòng