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The Chinese word **防晒霜 (fángshài shuāng)** for "sunscreen" is a transparent, compound noun formed through a logical semantic construction: the morpheme **防 (fáng)** means "to prevent" or "guard against," **晒 (shài)** means "to sunbathe" or "solar exposure," and **霜 (shuāng)** means "cream" or "ointment." Thus, it is constructed as a descriptive phrase—"a cream that prevents sun exposure"—where the verb-object compound **防晒** ("sun-preventing") functions as a modifier for the head noun **霜** ("cream"), perfectly describing the product's purpose through its literal components.

Word Definition - 防晒霜

fáng shài shuāng suntan lotion; sunscreen cream