The Chinese term for "horror movie," 恐怖片 (kǒngbùpiàn), is a straightforward compound word formed by combining the adjective 恐怖 (kǒngbù), meaning "terror" or "horror," with the noun 片 (piàn), which is a common shorthand for "film" or "movie." This follows a standard and highly productive grammatical structure in Chinese where a descriptive modifier is placed directly before a core noun, essentially creating the meaning "horror film." The word construction is entirely semantic and logical, with no phonetic or morphological complexity, mirroring similar genre terms like 喜剧片 (comedy film) or 动作片 (action film).