The Chinese word 纳税 (nàshuì), meaning "to pay taxes," is a verb-object compound formed by combining the verb 纳 (nà), which means "to hand over" or "to pay," with the noun 税 (shuì), which means "tax" or "duty." This structure follows a common grammatical pattern in Chinese where an action verb is directly paired with its object, creating a concise and logical term that literally translates to "hand over tax," effectively capturing the core action of fulfilling a fiscal obligation to the state.