Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
农民通常会根据土壤湿度和气温来决定何时播种。Nóngmín tōngcháng huì gēnjù tǔrǎng shīdù hé qìwēn lái juédìng héshí bōzhǒng.Farmers usually decide when to sow seeds according to soil moisture and temperature.
春天到了,农民们忙着在田里播种。Chūntiān dào le, nóngmínmen mángzhe zài tián lǐ bōzhǒng.Spring has come, and the farmers are busy sowing seeds in the fields.
我们周末在院子里播种了一些青菜。Wǒmen zhōumò zài yuànzi lǐ bōzhǒng le yìxiē qīngcài.At the weekend we sowed some leafy greens in the yard.