"have a green thumb" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 很会种植物
• 擅长园艺

Definition

种植物很有天分，很会让植物茁壮成长的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式表达，多用于夸奖别人养植物很有一套，也可以自嘲自己不会养植物。常见否定用法。

Examples

My mom has a green thumb and her garden is beautiful.

我妈妈**很会种植物**，她的花园很漂亮。

Do you have a green thumb or do your plants always die?

你**很会种植物**，还是你的植物总是死掉？

He says he doesn't have a green thumb, but his house is full of plants.

他说他**不会养植物**，但他家里到处都是植物。

You really have a green thumb—I've never seen anyone grow tomatoes like that!

你真的**很会种植物**——我从没见过谁能把番茄种得这么好！

I wish I had a green thumb; my cactus didn't even make it.

真希望我**很会种植物**，连仙人掌我都养不活。

People say my sister has a green thumb—she even revived a dying tree.

人们都说我姐姐**很会种植物**，她连快死的树都救活了。