Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
如果只把传统节日理解成消费噱头,这种解读未免过于肤浅。Rúguǒ zhǐ bǎ chuántǒng jiérì lǐjiě chéng xiāofèi xuétou, zhè zhǒng jiědú wèimiǎn guòyú fūqiǎn.If traditional festivals are understood merely as consumer gimmicks, that interpretation is rather too superficial.
他对这个问题的看法太肤浅了,没有想到背后的原因。Tā duì zhège wèntí de kànfǎ tài fūqiǎn le, méiyǒu xiǎngdào bèihòu de yuányīn.His view of this issue is too superficial; he has not thought of the reasons behind it.
只看外表就下结论,这样的判断很肤浅。Zhǐ kàn wàibiǎo jiù xià jiélùn, zhèyàng de pànduàn hěn fūqiǎn.Drawing conclusions from appearance alone is a very shallow way of judging.