The word "市政厅" (shìzhèngtīng), meaning "city hall" or "town hall", is a semantically transparent compound formed by combining three morphemes: 市 (shì, "city"), 政 (zhèng, "government" or "administration"), and 厅 (tīng, "hall" or "large room"). It follows a logical, descriptive structure common in Chinese word formation, where "市政" (municipal administration) modifies "厅" (hall) to specify the type of building, effectively creating the meaning "hall for city administration".