Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
他虽然只是副主任,却承担了整个项目的协调工作。Tā suīrán zhǐ shì fùzhǔrèn, què chéngdān le zhěnggè xiàngmù de xiétiáo gōngzuò.Although he was only the deputy director, he took on the coordination work for the entire project.
他被任命为副校长,负责学生的日常管理。Tā bèi rènmìng wéi fù xiàozhǎng, fùzé xuésheng de rìcháng guǎnlǐ.He was appointed deputy principal, in charge of the students' day-to-day management.
副经理今天替经理参加了会议。Fù jīnglǐ jīntiān tì jīnglǐ cānjiā le huìyì.The deputy manager attended the meeting in the manager's place today.