The Chinese term **市政 (shìzhèng)**, meaning "municipal administration" or "city government," is a **compound word** formed through the combination of two meaningful characters: **市 (shì)**, which means "city" or "municipal," and **政 (zhèng)**, which means "administration" or "governance." When combined, they create a new, specific concept where the first character **市** modifies the second character **政**, effectively specifying the type of administration as being related to the city. This follows a common **modifier-head** structure in Chinese word formation, similar to "city" + "government" in English, resulting in a precise term for the system and affairs of urban public management.