The Chinese word "尼斯" is formed through a phonetic borrowing process to represent the foreign place name "Nice". It is constructed by selecting two pre-existing Chinese characters, "尼" (ní) and "斯" (sī), whose combined pronunciation closely approximates the sound of the English name. The original meanings of the individual characters are entirely disregarded; they function purely as phonetic symbols or building blocks to replicate the auditory form of the foreign word within the constraints of the Chinese syllable system.