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The Chinese word **车位** (chēwèi), meaning "parking space," is a modern compound formed through semantic combination: the first character **车** (chē) means "vehicle," and the second character **位** (wèi) means "position" or "place." Together, they create a straightforward modifier-head structure where "车" modifies "位," specifying that it is a *place for a vehicle*. This follows a common pattern in Chinese for creating precise, functional nouns by combining two meaningful characters, efficiently capturing the concept of a designated spot for parking a car in a single term.