Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
合同签订后,法务部门仍需持续跟进执行细节,防止条款被架空。Hétong qiāndìng hòu, fǎwù bùmén réng xū chíxù gēnjìn zhíxíng xìjié, fángzhǐ tiáokuǎn bèi jiàkōng.After the contract is signed, the legal department still needs to follow up on implementation details to prevent the clauses from becoming hollow.
我会继续跟进这件事,有消息马上告诉你。Wǒ huì jìxù gēnjìn zhè jiàn shì, yǒu xiāoxi mǎshàng gàosu nǐ.I'll keep following up on this and tell you as soon as I have news.
客户昨天提出了新要求,请你尽快跟进。Kèhù zuótiān tíchū le xīn yāoqiú, qǐng nǐ jǐnkuài gēnjìn.The client made new requests yesterday, so please follow up as soon as possible.