Chinese word

大棚

Pronunciation

Pinyindà péng

Meaning

  • noungreenhouse

Example

农民在大棚里种了很多黄瓜。nóng mín zài dà péng lǐ zhǒng le hěn duō huáng guā

The farmers grow a lot of cucumbers in the greenhouse.

Illustration for 大棚 (greenhouse)

More examples

雨天，大棚可以防止作物被淋湿。yǔ tiān dà péng ké yǐ fáng zhǐ zuò wù bèi lín shī

On rainy days, the greenhouse can keep crops from getting wet.

Core concept

A simple farm structure with a frame and plastic cover that holds warmth around growing crops.

Common phrases

  • 在大棚里zài dà péng lǐ

    in the greenhouse

  • 调节大棚温度tiáo jié dà péng wēn dù

    adjust the greenhouse temperature

  • 大棚蔬菜dà péng shū cài

    greenhouse vegetables

Similar words

温室wēn shì: An enclosed facility where the environment is controlled to support plant growth.

Definition in Chinese

一种用简易骨架和塑料薄膜覆盖的农业设施，用于保温、催熟或提前栽培蔬菜和瓜果。yì zhǒng yòng jiǎn yì gǔ jià hé sù liào báo mó fù gài de nóng yè shè shī yòng yú bǎo wēn cuī shú huò tí qián zāi péi shū cài hé guā guǒ

Word origin

大 (dà, "big") + 棚 (péng, "shed") literally suggests a large shed, and the compound became the everyday name for a farm shelter covered with plastic film.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may picture a glass building, but 大棚 (dàpéng, "greenhouse") can be a temporary plastic-covered structure, so the word does not imply a permanent house.

Other meanings

  • makeshift greenhousenoun

Opposites

  • 露地栽培lù dì zāi péiopen-field cultivationnoun
  • 野外栽培yě wài zāi péioutdoor cultivationnoun

Related words

  • 大棚蔬菜dà péng shū càigreenhouse vegetablesnoun
  • 连栋大棚lián dòng dà péngmulti-span greenhousenoun

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