占楼

佔樓

zhànlóu

verb

Meanings

1 to reserve a post/spot on a forum thread (by posting early)
2 to claim a floor on a BBS

Characters

to occupy, claim

floor, building

Examples

HSK 5

前排占楼，晚点来补充内容。

Qiánpái zhànlóu, wǎndiǎn lái bǔchōng nèiróng.

Claiming a front-row spot; I'll come back later and fill in the content.

HSK 7-9

这个帖子火了，大家都在占楼。

Zhège tiězi huǒ le, dàjiā dōu zài zhànlóu.

This thread went viral - everyone is rushing to grab a spot.

Tips

culture

From BBS/forum culture (天涯, 百度贴吧) where each reply is a 楼 'floor'. Early replies (1楼, 2楼) get visibility, so users 'occupy' them with placeholder posts. The poster of the thread is called 楼主 (LZ).

register

Internet casual. Also spelled 占座 (claim a seat) in similar contexts, or 沙发 (sofa = first reply).

Stroke Order

占 zhàn

楼 lóu