A Shiite is a Muslim who belongs to the Shia branch of Islam, one of the two main groups. The other is the Sunni. Most Muslims in the world are Sunni; Shiites are a smaller share overall, but they are a very large part of the people in countries such as Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Bahrain.

A ShiiteShiite（什葉派教徒） is a Muslim who belongs to the Shia branch of Islam指的是屬於伊斯蘭教「什葉派」的穆斯林 one of the two main groups這是伊斯蘭教兩大分支之一 The other is the Sunni另一支則是Sunni（遜尼派） Most Muslims in the world are Sunni全世界大多數穆斯林是遜尼派 Shiites are a smaller share overall什葉派整體佔比較小 but they are a very large part of the people in countries such as Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Bahrain但在伊朗、伊拉克、亞塞拜然、巴林這些國家，他們卻佔了人口很大一部分

The word can name a person (a Shiite) or describe something (a Shiite mosque, Shiite practice). You will also see Shia and Shi'a; they point to the same group.

The word can name a person這個字可以用來稱呼一個人 (a Shiite)（a Shiite什葉派教徒） or describe something也可以用來形容某樣東西 (a Shiite mosque, Shiite practice)（a Shiite mosque什葉派清真寺、Shiite practice什葉派的作法） You will also see Shia and Shi'a你也會看到Shia和Shi'a這兩種拼法 they point to the same group指的是同一個群體

Learner books still teach Shiite, and news still uses it, though actually many careful writers now prefer Shia or “a Shia Muslim,” because Shiite has sometimes been thrown around in angry headlines.

Learner books still teach Shiite學習教材還是教Shiite這個字 and news still uses it新聞也還在用 though actually many careful writers now prefer Shia or "a Shia Muslim,"不過實際上，現在很多用字謹慎的作者比較偏好Shia或"a Shia Muslim" because Shiite has sometimes been thrown around in angry headlines因為Shiite有時候會被用在情緒化的聳動標題裡

Use it the way you would use Catholic or Protestant: as a factual word about faith, said with respect, never as a slur. It is not a nationality and not a political party, even when politics and this branch of Islam get mixed together in the news.

Use it the way you would use Catholic or Protestant使用它的方式，就像使用Catholic（天主教徒）或Protestant（新教徒）一樣 as a factual word about faith, said with respect, never as a slur當作描述信仰的事實用字，帶著尊重去說，絕不能當成罵人的話 It is not a nationality and not a political party它不是國籍，也不是政黨 even when politics and this branch of Islam get mixed together in the news即使新聞裡政治和這個伊斯蘭分支常常被混在一起講