# 占领 (zhànlǐng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 占领 (zhànlǐng) means “to occupy (by force); to capture”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to occupy (by force); to capture
- Pinyin: zhànlǐng (zhan4 ling3)
- Traditional: 佔領
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 军队很快占领了那座城市。
  Jūnduì hěn kuài zhànlǐng le nà zuò chéngshì.
  The army quickly occupied that city.

## Characters

- [占](https://hanziro.com/word/zhan-take-possession/) (zhàn): to take possession of; to occupy
- [领](https://hanziro.com/word/ling-lead/) (lǐng): to lead; to receive

https://hanziro.com/word/zhan-ling-occupy/

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