The Chinese word 订购 (dìnggòu), meaning "to order" (as in placing an order for goods), is a typical verb-verb compound formed through logical sequence. It combines the character 订 (dìng), which means "to agree upon," "to settle," or "to subscribe," with 购 (gòu), which means "to purchase." The formation follows a cause-and-effect or procedural order: one first *settles the terms* (订) and then *completes the purchase* (购). This structure, where two related actions are concatenated to describe a single, more specific process, is a common and productive method for creating new words in modern Chinese.