The Chinese word **干洗** (gānxǐ), meaning "dry cleaning," is a compound formed through semantic combination: the first character **干** (gān) means "dry," and the second character **洗** (xǐ) means "to wash." It is a straightforward, literal description of the cleaning process that uses chemical solvents instead of water, hence a "dry wash," contrasting it with the traditional water-based method (**水洗**). This type of word formation is common in Modern Chinese, where two meaningful characters are combined to create a new, transparent term for a modern concept or invention.