Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
多个城市同时申办国际赛事,背后竞争的是交通、财政和治理能力。Duō gè chéngshì tóngshí shēnbàn guójì sàishì, bèihòu jìngzhēng de shì jiāotōng, cáizhèng hé zhìlǐ nénglì.Several cities are bidding for the international event at the same time; behind it is competition over transport, finances, and governance capacity.
我们市正在积极申办明年的全国大学生运动会。Wǒmen shì zhèngzài jījí shēnbàn míngnián de quánguó dàxuéshēng yùndònghuì.Our city is actively bidding to host next year's national student games.
两个城市都想申办这次国际会议,竞争非常激烈。Liǎng gè chéngshì dōu xiǎng shēnbàn zhè cì guójì huìyì, jìngzhēng fēicháng jīliè.Both cities want to bid to host this international conference; the competition is fierce.