The Chinese word 吸尘器 (xīchénqì), meaning "vacuum cleaner", is a semantically transparent compound formed by combining three morphemes: 吸 (xī, "to suck/inhale"), 尘 (chén, "dust"), and 器 (qì, "appliance/device"). It follows a common descriptive structure in Chinese where the function and purpose of an object are literally stated, resulting in the direct and logical meaning of "a device that sucks dust".