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Dictionary entry

chiếm

chiếm means to occupy in Vietnamese. Review definitions, example sentences, and related dictionary entries.

Definitions

Meanings

  1. 01

    to occupy

  2. 02

    to take up

  3. 03

    to seize

Reference

Lexical details

Part of speech
Verb
CEFR
B1

Examples

Usage in context

3 examples

01

Quân đội đã chiếm ngôi làng vào sáng hôm qua.

The army occupied the village yesterday morning.

02

Chiếc bàn này chiếm nhiều không gian trong phòng khách.

This table takes up a lot of space in the living room.

03

Anh ấy cố gắng chiếm lấy cơ hội để thuyết phục ban giám khảo.

He tried to seize the opportunity to persuade the judges.