The word **压倒 (yādǎo)**, meaning "to overwhelm" or "to overpower," is a standard **verb-resultative compound** formed by combining the verb **压 (yā)**, meaning "to press" or "to bear down," with the resultative complement **倒 (dǎo)**, meaning "to fall" or "to collapse." This structure is common in Chinese, where the first character denotes the action, and the second character describes the resultant state or effect of that action; thus, the literal composition "press until fallen" figuratively conveys the sense of crushing or overwhelming force that causes something or someone to succumb.