Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
边远山区的孩子要走两个小时山路,才能到达最近的学校。Biānyuǎn shānqū de háizi yào zǒu liǎng ge xiǎoshí shānlù, cái néng dàodá zuìjìn de xuéxiào.Children in remote mountain areas have to walk two hours along mountain paths to reach the nearest school.
她大学毕业后去了一个边远的小山村教书。Tā dàxué bìyè hòu qù le yí ge biānyuǎn de xiǎo shāncūn jiāoshū.After graduating, she went to teach in a remote little mountain village.
边远地区的网络信号常常不太好。Biānyuǎn dìqū de wǎngluò xìnhào chángcháng bú tài hǎo.The network signal in remote areas is often poor.