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 rear

2 back

3 behind

4 later

5 afterwards

6 also pr. [hòu mian]

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 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)

2 you can't judge a book by its cover

3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]

1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)