Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
科学幻想常常启发真实技术的发展,而不是毫无价值的空想。Kēxué huànxiǎng chángcháng qǐfā zhēnshí jìshù de fāzhǎn, ér bú shì háo wú jiàzhí de kōngxiǎng.Science fantasy often inspires the development of real technology; it is not worthless daydreaming.
小时候我常常幻想自己是一名宇航员。Xiǎoshíhou wǒ chángcháng huànxiǎng zìjǐ shì yì míng yǔhángyuán.As a child I often fantasised about being an astronaut.
别总幻想一夜之间发财,要一步一步努力。Bié zǒng huànxiǎng yí yè zhījiān fācái, yào yí bù yí bù nǔlì.Don't keep fantasising about getting rich overnight; work step by step.