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The Chinese word 葡萄园 (pútáo yuán) is formed through a straightforward compound structure: it combines the morpheme 葡萄 (pútáo), meaning "grape," with the morpheme 园 (yuán), meaning "garden," "yard," or "orchard." This creates a modifier-head construction, where 葡萄 acts as the descriptive modifier specifying the type, and 园 serves as the core noun indicating the place or establishment. Thus, the entire compound semantically means "grape garden" or "vineyard," describing a specific kind of cultivated area. This method of word formation is highly productive in Chinese for creating precise terms by combining a defining element with a general category.