占楼

佔樓
zhànlóu
verb

Meanings

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

Examples

Zhè ge tiězi huǒ le, dàjiā dōu zài zhànlóu.
This thread went viral — everyone is rushing to grab a spot.
Qián pái zhànlóu, wǎndiǎn lái bǔchōng nèiróng.
Claiming a front-row spot; I'll come back later and fill in the content.

Tips

culture
From BBS/forum culture (天涯, 贴吧) where each reply is a 'floor'. Early replies (1, 2) get visibility, so users 'occupy' them with placeholder posts. The poster of the thread is called 楼主 (LZ).
register
Internet casual. Also spelled (claim a seat) in similar contexts, or 沙发 (sofa = first reply).

Stroke Order

zhàn
lóu