The Chinese word 施压 (shīyā), meaning "to exert pressure", is a verb formed through the common morphological process of verb-object compounding. It combines the verb 施 (shī), which means "to exert" or "to apply", with the noun 压 (yā), meaning "pressure". In this structure, the first character denotes the action, and the second character acts as the direct object of that action, creating a semantically transparent and grammatically logical unit meaning "to apply pressure". This type of word formation is highly productive in Modern Chinese, allowing for the concise creation of precise action-oriented vocabulary.