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占地方

Mandarin · pinyin zhàn dì fang

to take up space

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占: zhàn · divine; observe; versify
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local

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4–4–5 · zhan4 di4 fang5

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