The Chinese word "圣地" (shèngdì) is a compound noun formed by combining two individual characters: "圣" (shèng), meaning "holy" or "sacred", and "地" (dì), meaning "land" or "place". In Chinese word formation, this is a classic example of a modifier-head or attributive compound, where the first character "圣" acts as an adjective describing the nature of the second character "地", which serves as the core noun. The resulting meaning, "holy land" or "sacred place", is thus a direct and logical semantic combination of its parts, commonly used to refer to places of great religious significance (like Jerusalem or Mecca) or, by metaphorical extension, revered secular sites (like Yan'an in Chinese revolutionary history).