Chinese word

温室

Pronunciation

Pinyinwēn shì

Meaning

  • noungreenhouse

Example

花店里有一个小温室，冬天也能卖花。huā diàn lǐ yǒu yí gè xiǎo wēn shì dōng tiān yě néng mài huā

The flower shop has a small greenhouse, and it still sells flowers in winter.

Illustration for 温室 (greenhouse)

More examples

我们在温室栽培番茄，能提前上市。wǒ men zài wēn shì zāi péi fān qié néng tí qián shàng shì

We grow tomatoes in a greenhouse, so they can reach the market early.

Core concept

A light-filled growing space that holds warmth so plants can grow beyond their usual season.

Common phrases

  • 温室栽培wēn shì zāi péi

    greenhouse cultivation

  • 温室管理wēn shì guán lǐ

    greenhouse management

Similar words

大棚dà péng: A simple farm growing structure covered with plastic or another film.

Definition in Chinese

用来栽培植物、通过保温和透光创造适宜生长条件的专用房间或建筑；也可指用塑料棚等搭建的简易设施。yòng lái zāi péi zhí wù tōng guò bǎo wēn hé tòu guāng chuàng zào shì yí shēng zhǎng tiáo jiàn de zhuān yòng fáng jiān huò jiàn zhù yě kě zhǐ yòng sù liào péng děng dā jiàn de jiǎn yì shè shī

Word origin

温室 (wēnshì, "greenhouse") combines 温 (wēn, "warm") and 室 (shì, "room"), naming a warm enclosed space for growing plants.

Usage tips

  • English nursery can mean a place that sells or raises plants, but this Chinese word identifies the covered growing structure itself.

Other meanings

  • plastic greenhousenoun
  • nursery greenhousenoun

Opposites

  • 露地栽培lù dì zāi péiopen-field cultivationnoun
  • 露天lù tiānopen airnoun

Related words

  • 温室栽培wēn shì zāi péigreenhouse cultivationnoun
  • 温室大棚wēn shì dà péngplastic greenhousenoun
  • 温室设施wēn shì shè shīgreenhouse facilitiesnoun

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