The Chinese word 换取 is a verb-object compound formed by combining two distinct verbs, 换 (huàn, "to exchange" or "to change") and 取 (qǔ, "to take" or "to obtain"). This formation follows a common grammatical structure in Chinese where two action verbs are paired to express a sequential or purposeful relationship, here, the act of exchanging one thing in order to obtain another. The word thus encapsulates the complete transactional concept of "to exchange for" or "to trade for", where the first action (换) enables the second (取). This type of compounding is highly productive in modern Chinese, creating precise terms for complex actions by logically chaining their core components.