门庭如市

門庭如市
méntíng-rúshì
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 lit. the courtyard is like a marketplace
  2. 2 fig. having a constant stream of visitors / extremely busy with callers

Examples

HSK 6
Tā gāng shēng le guān, jiālǐ méntíng-rúshì.
He just got promoted, and his house is buzzing with visitors.
HSK 7-9
Xīn diàn kāiyè, gùkè yíngmén, méntíng-rúshì.
The new store opened with customers pouring in - busy as a marketplace.

Tips

history
From 袁宏's 《后汉纪》 ('Records of the Later Han'): 广通宾客,门庭如市 - describing how an influential official's household was thronged with guests like a market. A variant of the more common 门庭若市.
mistakes
Don't confuse with 门可罗雀 ('one could net sparrows at the gate') - its exact opposite, meaning a desolate, visitor-less home.

Stroke Order

门 mén
庭 tíng
如 rú
市 shì