The word "家长会" (jiāzhǎnghuì) is a compound noun formed through a logical and common Chinese word-formation process: it combines the concept "家长" (jiāzhǎng), meaning "parent" or "guardian" (literally "family-head"), with the word "会" (huì), meaning "meeting" or "gathering." Structurally, it follows a modifier-head pattern where "家长" acts as an attributive modifier specifying *whose* meeting it is, and "会" serves as the head noun indicating the type of event, thus directly translating to "parents' meeting" or "parent-teacher conference." This formation is semantically transparent, deriving its meaning directly from the sum of its readily understood components.