温室 wēnshì greenhouse
How to remember 温室: 温 warm + 室 a room = greenhouse.
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How it is used
- Means a greenhouse - 温室种植 (wēnshì zhòngzhí) greenhouse cultivation.
- Key in 温室效应 (wēnshì xiàoyìng) the greenhouse effect and 温室气体 (greenhouse gases).
- Figurative: 温室里的花朵 (wēnshì lǐ de huāduǒ) a 'hothouse flower' - someone too sheltered to face hardship.