The Chinese word "晒太阳" (shài tàiyáng) is a verb-object compound that literally means "to bask the sun" but functions idiomatically to mean "to sunbathe" or "to sit in the sun." It is formed through a syntactic combination where the verb "晒" (shài, meaning "to dry in the sun" or "to bask") actively acts upon the object "太阳" (tàiyáng, meaning "the sun"). This structure reflects a conceptual metaphor where the person is the implied subject performing the action of "basking" directed at the sun itself. The phrase exemplifies a common pattern in Chinese where an intransitive activity is expressed with a transitive verb-object construction, creating a vivid and active image of engaging with the sunlight.