The Chinese word 孤立 (gūlì, meaning "isolated" or "to isolate") is a compound word formed through the combination of two meaningful characters: 孤 (gū), which originally means "orphaned" or "alone", and 立 (lì), which means "to stand". Together, they create a vivid metaphorical meaning of "standing alone", where 孤 provides the semantic core of solitude or separation, and 立 adds the dynamic sense of being in that state. This formation follows a common pattern in Chinese where two independent morphemes are combined to express a more complex, often abstract, concept, in this case, the condition or action of being physically or socially detached and unsupported.