Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
他把地图摊在桌上,逐段分析可能的撤离路线。Tā bǎ dìtú tān zài zhuō shàng, zhúduàn fēnxī kěnéng de chèlí lùxiàn.He spread the map out on the table and analysed the possible evacuation routes section by section.
晚上集市上摆摊的人真多,卖什么的都有。Wǎnshang jíshì shàng bǎi tān de rén zhēn duō, mài shénme de dōu yǒu.In the evening there are so many people running stalls at the market; they sell all kinds of things.
这笔费用大家平摊,一人出五百就行。Zhè bǐ fèiyòng dàjiā píng tān, yī rén chū wǔbǎi jiù xíng.Let's share this expense evenly; five hundred each will do.