# 霸占 (bàzhàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 霸占 (bàzhàn) means “to occupy by force; to seize”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to occupy by force; to seize
- Pinyin: bàzhàn (ba4 zhan4)
- Traditional: 霸佔
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 谁都不能霸占公共财产。
  Shéi dōu bù néng bàzhàn gōnggòng cáichǎn.
  No one is allowed to seize public property.

## Characters

- 霸 (bà): hegemon; tyrant
- [占](https://hanziro.com/word/zhan-take-possession/) (zhàn): to take possession of; to occupy

https://hanziro.com/word/ba-zhan-occupy-by-force/

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