Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
工地周围设置了围栏,防止行人误入危险区域。Gōngdì zhōuwéi shèzhì le wéilán, fángzhǐ xíngrén wùrù wēixiǎn qūyù.Fencing was set up around the construction site to prevent pedestrians from entering a dangerous area by mistake.
工地上的工人都戴着安全帽。Gōngdì shàng de gōngrén dōu dài zhe ānquánmào.The workers on the construction site are all wearing hard hats.
他每天早上六点就到工地干活。Tā měitiān zǎoshang liù diǎn jiù dào gōngdì gànhuó.Every morning he gets to the construction site to work at six.