The word **倒车** (dàochē) is a standard Chinese compound formed through a straightforward **verb-object grammatical relationship**. It combines the verb **倒** (dào), meaning "to reverse" or "to move backward," with the object **车** (chē), meaning "vehicle." Together, they create a verb phrase that literally means "to reverse the vehicle," specifically referring to the action of driving a car or similar vehicle in reverse gear. This formation follows a highly productive pattern in Chinese where an action (倒) is directly linked to the item it acts upon (车), resulting in a clear and functionally specific term.