名门 (míng mén) — influential or illustrious family; family of high social standing

Definition

Examples

• 她出生名门，从小受到良好的教育。
  Tā chū shēng míng mén, cóng xiǎo shòu dào liáng hǎo de jiào yù.
  She was born into an illustrious family and received a good education from childhood.
• 作为名门之后，他非常注重家族的声誉。
  Zuò wéi míng mén zhī hòu, tā fēi cháng zhù zhòng jiā zú de shēng yù.
  As a descendant of a distinguished family, he cares a lot about the family's reputation.
• 这座宅子曾属于当地的一个名门。
  Zhè zuò zhái zi céng shǔ yú dāng dì de yí gè míng mén.
  This mansion once belonged to a prominent local family.

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