占用

佔用

zhànyòng

verb HSK 7-9 #7,276

Meanings

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

HSK 4

这个项目占用了太多资源。

Zhège xiàngmù zhànyòng le tài duō zīyuán.

This project has taken up too many resources.

HSK 6

请不要占用公共通道。

Qǐng búyào 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).

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