A non-white person is someone who is not classed as white — and white here is a racial group, mainly in countries that have long sorted people that way, such as the US and the UK. You meet the word on forms, in the news, and in research: it is a box that means “everyone who is not in the white box.” It can be an adjective (non-white students) or, more bluntly, a noun (non-whites), which many people now dislike.

A non-white person一個 non-white 的人 is someone who is not classed as white就是沒被歸在「白人」那一類的人—— and white here而這裡的 white is a racial group是一個種族分類， mainly主要 in countries that have long sorted people that way用在長久以來就這樣分類人的國家， such as the US and the UK例如美國和英國。 You你 meet the word會遇到這個字 on forms, in the news, and in research的地方是表格、新聞和研究： it is a box that means它是一個格子，意思是 “everyone who is not in the white box.”「所有不在白人那個格子裡的人」。 It can be an adjective它可以當形容詞（ non-white students非白人學生 ）， or, more bluntly, a noun或者更直接地當名詞（ non-whites ）， which many people now dislike而這個名詞用法現在很多人不喜歡。

Though actually, that leftover-box design is exactly why the word feels awkward. It treats white as the centre and then lumps Black, Asian, Indigenous, mixed, and many other peoples into one pile, as if they were one kind of person. Some official writing still uses it because the old categories are what the numbers were built on; many speakers now prefer to name the groups they actually mean.

Though actually不過說起來， that leftover-box design那種「剩下的都裝進一格」的設計， is exactly why正是 the word feels awkward這個字讓人覺得彆扭的原因。 It它 treats white as the centre把白人當成中心， and then lumps然後把 Black, Asian, Indigenous, mixed, and many other peoples黑人、亞洲人、原住民、混血，和許多其他民族 into one pile堆成一堆， as if they were one kind of person好像他們是同一種人。 Some official writing有些官方文件 still uses it仍然用它， because因為 the old categories舊分類 are what the numbers were built on是那些統計數字的地基； many speakers now現在許多人 prefer to name比較願意直接說出 the groups they actually mean他們真正指的那個群體。

In Taiwan this Western race map is not how everyday talk sorts neighbours, so you will mostly meet non-white in English-language news and school texts about those countries.

In Taiwan在台灣， this Western race map這套西方的種族地圖 is not how everyday talk sorts neighbours不是日常說話分類身邊人的方式， so所以 you你 mostly多半 in English-language news and school texts about those countries會在談那些國家的英語新聞和課本裡 meet non-white遇到 non-white。