Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
园区今年的产值虽然上升,但利润率反而持续下降。Yuánqū jīnnián de chǎnzhí suīrán shàngshēng, dàn lìrùnlǜ fǎn'ér chíxù xiàjiàng.Although the industrial park's output value rose this year, its profit margin continued to fall.
这家工厂去年的产值比前年高了一倍。Zhè jiā gōngchǎng qùnián de chǎnzhí bǐ qiánnián gāo le yí bèi.This factory's output value last year was twice that of the year before.
农业产值上升了,农民的收入却没有明显增加。Nóngyè chǎnzhí shàngshēng le, nóngmín de shōurù què méiyǒu míngxiǎn zēngjiā.Agricultural output value has risen, yet farmers' incomes haven't clearly increased.