The Chinese word **照亮 (zhàoliàng)** is a **verb-resultative compound** formed by combining the verb **照 (zhào)**, meaning "to shine or illuminate," with the adjective **亮 (liàng)**, meaning "bright." This structure follows a common grammatical pattern in Chinese where the first character denotes an action, and the second character describes the achievable result or state of that action. Therefore, **照亮** literally means "to shine and thereby make bright," or more naturally, "to illuminate" or "to light up," expressing the action of casting light that results in brightness.