The Chinese word 偏僻 (piānpì) is a compound term formed by combining two semantically related characters: 偏 (piān), meaning "biased", "remote", or "off-center", and 僻 (pì), meaning "secluded", "out-of-the-way", or "rare". Together, they create a synergistic meaning where 偏 emphasizes geographical remoteness or being far from the center, while 僻 reinforces the notion of an unfrequented, culturally isolated, or backward area. The formation follows a common pattern in Chinese where two characters with similar or complementary meanings are joined to intensify and specify the concept, resulting in the adjective "remote and secluded", used to describe a place that is both physically distant and socially cut off.