The word **走近** is formed through a standard Chinese morphological process of verb-directional complement combination, where the verb **走** (zǒu, meaning "to walk") is paired with the directional complement **近** (jìn, meaning "near" or "close"). This creates a compound verb meaning "to walk close to" or "to approach." Structurally, it follows a **Verb + Resultative Complement** pattern, where "走" indicates the action and "近" specifies the result or direction of that action—moving into proximity. Unlike simply "walking" (走), 走近 implies a deliberate movement toward nearness, either physically or metaphorically (e.g., approaching a topic). This formation is analogous to other compounds like 走进 (walk into) or 拿走 (take away).