成语故事：门庭若市 The courtyard is as crowded as a marketplace

成语故事：门庭若市 The courtyard is as crowded as a marketplace

门庭若市

mén tíng ruò shì

The courtyard is as crowded as a marketplace

门 here means a gate or gateway, 庭 is the courtyard, 若 means just like, 市 is the marketplace. We use this Chinese idiom to describe a person who is very popular because his house is always full of visitors.

Literal meaning：the courtyard is as crowded as a bustling marketplace

Explanation: to describe a person who is very popular 

E.g

王教授家在春节期间门庭若市，他的很多学生在此期间来拜访他。

wáng jiāo shòu jiā zài chūn jiē qī jiān mén tíng ruò shì ，tā de hěn duō xué shēng zài cǐ qī jiān lái bài fǎng tā 。

Professor Wang's house is as crowded as a marketplace during the Spring Festival; many of his students come to visit him.

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