The Chinese word 百万富翁 (bǎi wàn fù wēng), meaning "millionaire", is a straightforward compound formed by combining the numerical term 百万 (bǎi wàn), meaning "one million" (literally "hundred ten-thousands"), with the noun 富翁 (fù wēng), meaning "wealthy man" or "man of fortune". It follows a logical and descriptive structure common in Chinese word formation, where a quantifier or descriptor is placed directly before the core noun to specify its type, in this case, defining a rich person specifically by the scale of their wealth (i.e., one who possesses a million units of wealth). The term is therefore a direct calque of the English word "millionaire", constructed from native Chinese morphemes.