The Chinese word **加工** is a verb-object compound word, where the first character **加** (jiā) means "to add" or "to apply," and the second character **工** (gōng) means "work" or "craftsmanship." Together, they literally mean "to add work" to something, forming the concept of "processing," "manufacturing," or "refining." It describes the action of performing additional labor or procedures on a raw material or semi-finished product to enhance its value, transform its state, or make it into a finished good, such as processing food, machining parts, or refining data.