The word "车站" (chēzhàn, meaning "station") is formed by directly combining two conceptual ideas represented by individual characters. The first character, "车", means "vehicle" (like a car or train). The second character, "站", means "to stand" or, by extension, "a stopping place" or "a station". Therefore, the compound is created by simply placing these two concrete ideas side-by-side to logically denote "a place where vehicles stop", effectively creating the new, specific concept of a depot or station.