The compound word 冲击 (chōngjī) is formed through the morphological process of combining two independent, semantically related characters: 冲, meaning "to rush" or "to charge", and 击, meaning "to strike" or "to hit". Together, they create a single disyllabic word where the combined meaning is more specific and potent than either character alone, representing the concept of an "impact", "onslaught", or "shock", effectively conveying a forceful rush followed by a strike, whether literal (as in a physical wave) or metaphorical (as in an economic or cultural shock). This structure exemplifies a common coordinative compound in Chinese where two verbs of similar meaning are paired to form a new, often more abstract or intensified noun or verb.