强占

強佔

qiángzhàn

verb HSK 7 #38,562

Meanings

1 to seize by force
2 to forcibly occupy

Characters

forceful; by force

Literally 'forcefully occupy'

Examples

他们强占了这块土地。

Tāmen qiángzhàn le zhè kuài tǔdì.

They seized this land by force.

强占别人的财产是违法的。

Qiángzhàn biérén de cáichǎn shì wéifǎ de.

Forcibly seizing others' property is illegal.

Tips

usage

强占 specifically means taking something (usually land or property) by force. Compare with 霸占 (bàzhàn), which also means to seize but carries a connotation of bullying.

Stroke Order

强 qiáng

占 zhàn