门庭

méntíng

门庭 — méntíng

1. doorway; entrance; the area in front of a house

   孩子们在门庭玩耍。 háizi men zài méntíng wánshuǎ — The children are playing in the doorway.

2. household; family; family reputation or social standing (often used in set phrases like 门庭若市 'flourishing with visitors' or 门庭冷落 'seldom visited')

   那位老学者名望很高，门庭若市。 nàwèi lǎo xuézhě míngwàng hěn gāo méntíngruòshì — The elderly scholar is very famous; his household receives many visitors.