占领者

佔領者

zhànlǐngzhě

noun

Measure Word

一个占领者 gè

Meanings

1 occupier
2 occupant
3 occupying force

Characters

to occupy, seize

to lead; territory

one who... (agent suffix)

Examples

HSK 7-9

二战期间，德国占领者控制了大半个欧洲。

Èrzhàn qījiān, Déguó zhànlǐngzhě kòngzhì le dàbàn gè Ōuzhōu.

During WWII, the German occupiers controlled most of Europe.

HSK 7-9

当地民众不断反抗外来占领者。

Dāngdì mínzhòng bùduàn fǎnkàng wàilái zhànlǐngzhě.

The local population kept resisting the foreign occupiers.

Tips

usage

占领 'to occupy (militarily)' + 者 'one who...'. The 者 suffix turns a verb into 'the one doing it' - see 学者 ('scholar / one who studies'), 记者 ('reporter'), 译者 ('translator'). 占领者 is almost always military or political; for 'occupant of a building', use 居住者 or 住户.

register

News and historical writing. Carries a clearly negative tone - the speaker views the occupation as illegitimate.

Stroke Order

占 zhàn

领 lǐng

者 zhě