Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
这项规定一公布,就遭到不少家长的质疑。Zhè xiàng guīdìng yì gōngbù, jiù zāodào bù shǎo jiāzhǎng de zhìyí.As soon as this rule was announced, it was met with questions from many parents.
他的建议遭到了大家的反对。Tā de jiànyì zāodào le dàjiā de fǎnduì.His suggestion met with everyone's opposition.
这个计划遭到拒绝后,他们只好重新想办法。Zhège jìhuà zāodào jùjué hòu, tāmen zhǐhǎo chóngxīn xiǎng bànfǎ.After the plan was rejected, they had to think of a new way.