1 on top of

2 above-mentioned

3 also pr. [shàng mian]

1 below

2 under

3 next

4 the following

5 also pr. [xià mian]

1 ahead

2 in front

3 preceding

4 above

5 also pr. [qián mian]

1 outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)

2 surface

3 exterior

4 external appearance

1 cover (of a publication)

1 carrying very little luggage (idiom)

2 honest and incorruptible (government officials)

1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)

2 fig. a situation with two sides to it

1 better kept under the table (idiom)

2 not to be disclosed

3 too inferior to show in public

1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)

2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else

1 person and lute have both vanished (idiom)

2 death of a close friend