Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
对资源枯竭型城市而言,产业转型才是长远出路。Duì zīyuán kūjiéxíng chéngshì ér yán, chǎnyè zhuǎnxíng cái shì chángyuǎn chūlù.For resource-depleted cities, industrial transformation is the only long-term way out.
他一直在为公司寻找新的出路。Tā yìzhí zài wèi gōngsī xúnzhǎo xīn de chūlù.He has been searching for a new way out for the company.
学这个专业,毕业后有什么出路?Xué zhège zhuānyè, bìyè hòu yǒu shénme chūlù?If you study this major, what prospects are there after graduation?