Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
这篇译文内容不错,但标点使用不够规范。Zhè piān yìwén nèiróng búcuò, dàn biāodiǎn shǐyòng bú gòu guīfàn.The content of this translation is good, but its punctuation is not standard enough.
写完作文后,记得检查一下标点。Xiě wán zuòwén hòu, jìde jiǎnchá yíxià biāodiǎn.After finishing your essay, remember to check the punctuation.
一个标点用错了,句子的意思就可能完全不同。Yí ge biāodiǎn yòng cuò le, jùzi de yìsi jiù kěnéng wánquán bù tóng.If one punctuation mark is misused, the meaning of the sentence may be completely different.