The Chinese word 骑兵 (qíbīng), meaning "cavalry", is a compound formed by combining two meaningful characters: 骑 (qí), which means "to ride" (specifically, to ride an animal like a horse), and 兵 (bīng), which means "soldier" or "military personnel". Together, they create a logical and semantic compound where the first character 骑 describes the action or method, and the second character 兵 specifies the type of personnel, thus directly and efficiently denoting "riding soldiers" or cavalry. This structure is typical of Chinese word formation, where two independent morphemes are combined to produce a new, transparent meaning.