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title: "Wenshi Meaning: 温室 (greenhouse) or 问世 (to come out)?"
description: "温室 (traditional 溫室, wēnshì) means “greenhouse; hothouse”. Not the wenshi you heard? See 问世. Hear its tones, see what 温 and 室 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wenshi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 温室 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

温室 wēnshì

## greenhouse; hothouse

## Its characters

1. 温 wēn warm
2. 室 shì room

## In a sentence

这些蔬菜是在温室里种的。 These vegetables were grown in a greenhouse.

[More about 温室](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B8%A9%E5%AE%A4)

## Other words said wenshi

- [问世wènshìto come out](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%97%AE%E4%B8%96)

## More words with 温 or 室

- [办公室 bàngōngshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangongshi)
- [低温 dīwēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diwen)
- [高温 gāowēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaowen)
- [皇室 huángshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huangshi)
- [降温 jiàngwēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangwen)
- [寝室 qǐnshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qinshi)
- [气温 qìwēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiwen)
- [升温 shēngwēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shengwen)
- [实验室 shíyànshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shiyanshi)
- [温度 wēndù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wendu)

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