The Chinese word 店员 (diànyuán), meaning "shop assistant" or "salesperson", is a straightforward compound word formed by combining two meaningful characters: 店 (diàn), which means "shop" or "store", and 员 (yuán), which means "personnel" or "staff member". It follows a common grammatical structure in Chinese where a noun (店) modifies another noun (员) to specify the type of person, resulting in a term that literally translates to "shop personnel". This formation is typical of modern Chinese vocabulary, where existing characters are logically combined to create precise and efficient new terms.