The Chinese word 巡逻队 (xúnluóduì, meaning "patrol team") is formed through a logical compounding process where the verb-object phrase 巡逻 (xúnluó, "to patrol" – literally "to tour and inspect") is combined with the noun 队 (duì, "team" or "squad"). This creates a modified noun structure where 巡逻 acts as an attributive, specifying the type or purpose of the 队, resulting in the meaning "a team that conducts patrols" or simply "patrol team". It exemplifies a common Chinese word-formation pattern where an action (巡逻) modifies a concrete entity (队) to denote a functional unit.