The Chinese word 运动鞋 (yùndòngxié), meaning "sports shoes" or "sneakers", is a logical compound formed by combining two morphemes: 运动 (yùndòng), meaning "sport" or "exercise", and 鞋 (xié), meaning "shoe". It follows the common Mandarin structure of a modifying element (the activity, 运动) placed before the core noun (the object, 鞋) to specify its type or purpose, directly translating to "sport shoe". This descriptive, head-final construction is typical in Chinese for creating precise, self-explanatory terms for everyday objects.