verb · to gain, possess, or hold a certain status, advantage, or priority

他在比赛中占了上风。

verb · to practice divination or foretell the future through supernatural means

他想请算命先生占一卦。

verb · to constitute, make up, or take up a certain proportion or amount of time or space

这种商品占市场份额的百分之三十。

verb · to observe celestial phenomena or omens for the purpose of prediction

古人通过观察星象的变化，来占得年成的丰歉。

verb · to take possession of or seize a physical space, position, or territory

他占了我的座位。