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温室

wēnshì

greenhouse

A gardener waters tomato plants inside a greenhouse
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Characters in this word

温 wēn

Strokes
12
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 昷 warm, a warm meal
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 温

室 shì

Strokes
9
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 至 reach, arrive
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 科研人员在温室里模拟极端干旱,以观察作物根系的适应机制。 Kēyán rényuán zài wēnshì lǐ mónǐ jíduān gānhàn, yǐ guānchá zuòwù gēnxì de shìyìng jīzhì. Researchers simulated extreme drought in the greenhouse to observe how crop root systems adapt.
  • 奶奶在温室里种西红柿,即使在冬天也能吃到新鲜的。 Nǎinai zài wēnshì lǐ zhòng xīhóngshì, jíshǐ zài dōngtiān yě néng chīdào xīnxiān de. Grandma grows tomatoes in the greenhouse, so we can eat fresh ones even in winter.
  • 这几年温室种植发展很快,蔬菜的产量提高了不少。 Zhè jǐ nián wēnshì zhòngzhí fāzhǎn hěn kuài, shūcài de chǎnliàng tígāo le bùshǎo. Greenhouse farming has developed fast in recent years, and vegetable yields have risen a lot.

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