Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
他辞去稳定工作后,和几位同学共同创办了一家环保科技公司。Tā cíqù wěndìng gōngzuò hòu, hé jǐ wèi tóngxué gòngtóng chuàngbàn le yì jiā huánbǎo kējì gōngsī.After resigning from a stable job, he and several classmates jointly founded an environmental technology company.
这所学校是由一位老教师创办的。Zhè suǒ xuéxiào shì yóu yí wèi lǎo jiàoshī chuàngbàn de.This school was founded by an old teacher.
他十年前创办了这家小书店,生意一直不错。Tā shí nián qián chuàngbàn le zhè jiā xiǎo shūdiàn, shēngyi yìzhí búcuò.He opened this little bookstore ten years ago and business has always been good.