Biracial describes people, families, or groups that include two different races — often a person whose parents are of two races, or a community made of two racial groups. In US English this is a careful identity word; newspapers and forms use it.

Biracial describes people, families, or groups that include two different races biracial用來形容包含兩個不同種族的人、家庭或群體 — often a person whose parents are of two races通常是指父母來自兩個種族的人, or a community made of two racial groups或是由兩個種族群體組成的社群。In US English this is a careful identity word在美式英語裡，這是一個講究用詞的身份用語; newspapers and forms use it報紙和表格上都會用它。

You will also meet it as a noun for a person, though many people prefer it as an adjective in front of a noun: a biracial student. Some say mixed-race instead; some would rather name the two sides than use a cover-all label.

You will also meet it as a noun for a person你也會看到它當名詞用來指一個人, though many people prefer it as an adjective in front of a noun不過很多人比較喜歡把它當形容詞放在名詞前面: a biracial student像a biracial student（一個混合兩種族裔的學生）。Some say mixed-race instead有些人會改用mixed-race; some would rather name the two sides than use a cover-all label有些人則寧願具體講出是哪兩個種族，而不是用一個籠統的標籤。

Race here is the social grouping, not a running race. The word is much more at home in American talk than in Taiwan everyday speech.

Race here is the social grouping這裡的race是指社會上的種族分類, not a running race不是賽跑的意思。The word is much more at home in American talk than in Taiwan everyday speech這個字在美式英語裡比在台灣日常對話裡自然得多。