Are you saying that the Chinese language do not have compound words? I would find that highly surprising.
We have. But most of the time, Chinese compound words are not so long as English. Because a Chinese character have 4 level of structures to show information.
1st, Chinese characters have 14 kinds of strokes. Different combination of Character's strokes, can show enough meanings most of the time. So you can use them to form a character, like 田，口，回 or 米， 未， 末.Change strokes a little, then its meaning changed a lot.
2nd, Not like English put every letter one by one to form a word, Chinese also put different simple character into one character to show a complex meaning, like 口(mouth), 回（comeback），吕（a family name）, 茴(a plant name), 铝(aluminum).
3rd, its pronounciation. This is the same thing with Hangul or English letters. When I write"Ni baba jiaoni huijia chifan", Every Chinese from mainland China can know its meaning just by seeing these latin letters.
4th, and in Chinese, two or more characters can form a word, like 药（medicine）, 草药（herb）, 毒药（poison）， 泻药（laxative），感冒药（cold medication）.
Is it complex? Yes, but it dosent mean you have to use all 4 level knowledge to express some meaning. It means you can combine these 4 basic level in any way you like to express. In chinese, 口 means mouth, it is very simple and easy to remember. But one can also write 嘴(mouth) to show the same meaning in a complex way.
I think it is like driving cars with 4 wheels. It is ok sb just want to ride a bike. Surely a bike or a cart with 2 wheels can also take you to anywhere you want. The problem is how fast you want to drive.
