Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
这个网站的流量突然上升,系统一度无法承受。Zhège wǎngzhàn de liúliàng tūrán shàngshēng, xìtǒng yídù wúfǎ chéngshòu.Traffic to this website suddenly increased, and the system could not handle it for a while.
我的手机流量用完了,只能连家里的网络。Wǒ de shǒujī liúliàng yòng wán le, zhǐ néng lián jiā lǐ de wǎngluò.I have used up my phone data, so I can only connect to the home network.
节假日的时候,高速公路的车流量特别大。Jiéjiàrì de shíhou, gāosù gōnglù de chēliúliàng tèbié dà.On holidays, the volume of traffic on the expressway is especially high.