The Chinese word **辍学 (chuòxué)**, meaning "to drop out of school," is a compound word formed through a classic verb-object grammatical structure. It combines the verb **辍 (chuò)**, which means "to stop," "to cease," or "to suspend an activity," with the object **学 (xué)**, meaning "study" or "learning." Literally, the compound means "to stop studying," and by extension, it specifically refers to the act of leaving or discontinuing one's formal education before completion. This formation is analogous to English phrases like "quit school," where an action is directly applied to its conceptual object.