The Chinese word 投稿 (tóugǎo), meaning "to submit a manuscript for publication," is a compound verb formed through a straightforward verb-object morphological structure. It combines the character 投 (tóu), which means "to throw" or, by extension, "to send" or "to submit," with the character 稿 (gǎo), which means "draft" or "manuscript." Literally, the compound translates to "submit a draft," where 投 acts as the action and 稿 serves as the object of that action, perfectly encapsulating the process of sending one's written work to a publisher or editor for consideration.