The Chinese word 跌倒 (diēdǎo, meaning "to fall over") is a verb-object compound formed by combining two distinct characters, each contributing to the overall meaning through a logical sequence. The first character, 跌 (diē), means "to stumble", "to trip", or "to lose one's balance", representing the initial action or cause. The second character, 倒 (dǎo), means "to fall down" or "to collapse", representing the direct result or consequence. Therefore, the word is constructed in a cause-and-effect pattern, where 跌 leads directly to 倒, perfectly capturing the complete process of tumbling from an upright position to the ground in a single, efficient compound.