The Chinese word 传染病 (chuánrǎnbìng), meaning "infectious disease," is a logical compound formed by combining two distinct elements: the verb 传染 (chuánrǎn), which means "to infect" or "to spread (a disease)," and the noun 病 (bìng), meaning "disease" or "illness." The first part, 传染, is itself a compound of 传 (to transmit) and 染 (to be contaminated), vividly describing the process of transmission and contamination. Therefore, 传染病 is formed through straightforward semantic combination, literally and accurately denoting "a disease that is spread through infection," creating a highly transparent and descriptive term for the medical concept.