zim3 jung6佔用占用
Jyutpingzim3 jung6
Yalejim yuhng
Definition
To occupy and use a certain space.
neutraldaily actionsplaces
How it's used
Focuses on the act of taking up space or resources that should be available to others. It carries a slightly formal or legalistic tone when used in news reports about land or property, but remains perfectly natural in daily life when complaining about someone taking up too much room on a sofa or desk.
Examples
Don't occupy too much space here.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for simply sitting in a chair or being in a room. It implies that the space is being blocked or prevented from being used by someone else.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
