Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
这个项目最大的难点不是技术,而是各部门之间的协调。Zhège xiàngmù zuì dà de nándiǎn bú shì jìshù, érshì gè bùmén zhījiān de xiétiáo.The biggest difficulty in this project is not technology, but coordination between departments.
这道题的难点是找出隐藏的条件。Zhè dào tí de nándiǎn shì zhǎo chū yǐncáng de tiáojiàn.The hard part of this problem is finding the hidden condition.
老师把今天课上的难点又讲了一遍。Lǎoshī bǎ jīntiān kè shàng de nándiǎn yòu jiǎng le yí biàn.The teacher explained the difficult points of today's lesson once more.