温室

• Pinyin: wēn shì
• Hanzi breakdown: 温 = 氵+ 昷 (warm); 室 = 宀 + 至 (room, enclosed space — shelter one arrives at)

Meaning

Greenhouse; glasshouse. A structure with transparent walls and roof used to grow plants in a controlled environment. Also used figuratively for an overprotected or sheltered situation.

In agriculture, 温室大棚 (greenhouse tunnel) is central to modern food production. Figuratively, 温室里的花朵 describes someone raised in an overprotected environment who lacks resilience. 温室气体 refers to greenhouse gases in environmental discourse.

Examples

1. 这座现代化温室采用智能控温系统，全年都能稳定种植蔬菜。 This modern greenhouse uses an intelligent temperature-control system, allowing vegetables to be grown steadily year-round.
2. 科研人员在温室中培育出了抗病性更强的农作物新品种。 Researchers have cultivated new crop varieties with stronger disease resistance in the greenhouse.
3. 父母过度保护孩子，无异于把他们关在温室里，使其无法适应社会。 When parents overprotect their children, it’s like keeping them in a greenhouse, leaving them unable to adapt to society.

Usage Guide

Context: agriculture, science, education

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 农民利用温室技术在严冬中种出了新鲜的番茄和辣椒，保障了市场供应。(Farmers used greenhouse technology to grow fresh tomatoes and peppers in the depths of winter, ensuring market supply.)
• 别把孩子培养成温室里的花朵，要让他们经历风雨、独立成长。(Don't raise children to be greenhouse flowers — let them face hardships and grow independently.)

Don't Say

• 温室效应是指温室里的热量 — 温室效应 refers to global climate warming caused by greenhouse gases, not the internal heat of a greenhouse building

Origin & History

温 (warm) + 室 (room, enclosed chamber)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal