The Chinese word 人马 (rénmǎ) is a coordinating compound formed by combining two independent nouns, 人 (rén), meaning "person" or "people", and 马 (mǎ), meaning "horse", to create a new, unified meaning that metaphorically represents an organized group or force, such as "personnel", "troops", or "staff". This formation follows a common pattern in Chinese where two related elements are juxtaposed to express a collective concept (in this case, the combined elements of cavalry or a team, historically referring to soldiers and their horses), with the meaning extending metaphorically to any organized body of people engaged in a shared endeavor.