Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
这张优惠券月底前有效,过期就不能使用了。Zhè zhāng yōuhuìquàn yuèdǐ qián yǒuxiào, guòqī jiù bù néng shǐyòng le.This discount coupon is valid until the end of the month; after it expires, it cannot be used.
这家商场正在发购物券,满一百元送二十元。Zhè jiā shāngchǎng zhèngzài fā gòuwùquàn, mǎn yìbǎi yuán sòng èrshí yuán.This shopping mall is handing out vouchers: spend one hundred yuan and get twenty yuan back.
请带好入场券,检票员会在门口检查。Qǐng dàihǎo rùchǎngquàn, jiǎnpiàoyuán huì zài ménkǒu jiǎnchá.Please have your entry ticket ready; the ticket inspector will check it at the door.