The Chinese word 推理 (tuīlǐ), meaning "reasoning" or "inference", is a compound formed by combining two meaningful characters: 推 (tuī), which carries the core idea of "to push", "to extend", or "to deduce", and 理 (lǐ), which means "principle", "logic", or "inner order". Thus, the term is constructed semantically, where the action of "推" (extending thought) is applied to "理" (logical principles), perfectly encapsulating the process of using logic to extend from known premises to a new conclusion. This formation is a classic example of how Chinese creates abstract nouns by combining verbs or actions with their conceptual objects.