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  • 1

    v.race to control/seize/grab

    • wǒ men zǎo zǎo qù le biǎo yǎn dì diǎn qiǎng zhàn yī gè hǎo wèi zhì

      我们早早表演地点抢占位置

      We went to the show early to stake out a good spot.

    • sài pǎo xuǎn shǒu lì qiú qiǎng zhàn qǐ pǎo wèi zhi

      赛跑选手力求抢占起跑位置

      The runners jockeyed for position at the start.

  • 2

    v.unlawfully occupy

    • nà jiā gōng chǎng qiǎng zhàn le fù jìn xué xiào de yī kuài dì

      工厂抢占附近学校

      That factory unlawfully built on a piece of land which belongs to a nearby school.

    • tā men bèi qiǎng zhàn tā men tǔ dì de nà xiē dāng quán zhě qiáng xíng qū zhú chū nóng chǎng

      他们抢占他们土地那些当权者强行驱逐农场

      They were forcibly expelled from their farm by the occupying authorities.