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The word "够格" (gòugé) is formed through a standard Chinese morphological process called compounding, where two independent characters, each with their own meaning, are combined to create a new term with a specific semantic nuance. The first character, "够" (gòu), means "to reach" or "to be sufficient," and the second, "格" (gé), originally meaning "grid" or "pattern," is used here in its abstract sense of "standard," "qualification," or "requirement." When combined, they create a verb meaning "to be qualified" or "to meet the standard," where "够" acts as the action of reaching and "格" serves as the object or target—the required standard that is being attained. This verb-object structure is a common and logical way to form words in Chinese.