Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
一晃十年过去,当年的实验室已经发展成国家重点平台。Yíhuàng shí nián guòqù, dāngnián de shíyànshì yǐjīng fāzhǎn chéng guójiā zhòngdiǎn píngtái.Ten years passed in a flash, and the laboratory of that time has developed into a national key platform.
一晃孩子都上大学了,时间过得真快。Yíhuàng háizi dōu shàng dàxué le, shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài.In a flash the kids are already in university — time really flies.
一晃就到年底了,今年的计划完成得怎么样?Yíhuàng jiù dào niándǐ le, jīnnián de jìhuà wánchéng de zěnmeyàng?The end of the year arrived in a blink — how far did this year's plans get?