占道

佔道

zhàndào

verb

Meanings

1 to occupy the road
2 to illegally occupy a lane or sidewalk

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

请不要占道停车。

Qǐng búyào zhàndào tíngchē.

Please don't block the road by parking there.

HSK 5

这家店占道经营被罚款了。

Zhè jiā diàn zhàndào jīngyíng bèi fákuǎn le.

This shop was fined for operating on the sidewalk.

Tips

usage

占道 often pairs with 经营 (占道经营, doing business on the sidewalk by spilling tables/goods outside a shop) or 停车 (blocking a lane). A regular target of 城管 urban-management crackdowns.

Stroke Order

占 zhàn

道 dào