占楼 (zhànlóu): (internet slang) to reserve a p…

Meanings

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

Characters

占

Examples

这个帖子火了，大家都在占楼。

Zhè ge tiězi huǒ le, dàjiā dōu zài zhànlóu.

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

前排占楼，晚点来补充内容。

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, 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

Related Words

二楼 èrlóu

second floor (of a building) / (forum slang) the first reply to a thread

盖楼 gàilóu

to construct a building / (internet slang) to post replies on a forum thread, building it up 'floor by floor'

三楼 sānlóu

third floor (of a building) / (forum slang) the second reply to a thread

歪楼 wāilóu

(forum slang) for a thread to go off-topic / for a discussion to drift into side tangents

爬楼 pálóu

to climb the stairs / walk up a building / (slang) to scroll back through old posts / comments to catch up on a thread

底楼 dǐlóu

ground floor / first floor (of a building)

一楼 yīlóu

first floor (ground floor) / downstairs

占领 zhànlǐng HSK 5 #6,232

to capture / to seize / to occupy

占 zhàn HSK 2 #2,765

to occupy / to take up / to account for

楼 lóu HSK 1 #872

building; floor; story