tự kỷ
Autism in Vietnamese is tự kỷ.
tự kỷ is the term for autism. If you want to refer specifically to the medical condition or syndrome, you can use chứng tự kỷ. In medical or diagnostic contexts, the phrase rối loạn tự kỷ is used to mean 'autism disorder'.
Meaning: neurological disorder (noun)
Which one should you use?
While tự kỷ refers to autism, rối loạn tự kỷ is used specifically for the clinical term 'autism disorder'. chứng tự kỷ is used when focusing on the condition itself.
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to an autistic person, place the noun người (person) before the phrase to get người tự kỷ.
Did you know?
- In a completely different context, the word tự kỷ can be used as a slang term to describe someone who is being 'moody' or 'brooding' in a purely emotional, non-medical sense.
- The word kỷ in tự kỷ refers to the 'self' or 'ego'. Literally, the phrase translates to 'self-absorbed' or 'contained within oneself'.
- If you use the term tự kỷ to describe a period of time, you are actually using a different meaning of the same phonetic syllables, as kỷ can mean 'era'.
Examples in context
- Trẻ em có thể bị tự kỷ.Children can have autism.
- Anh ấy đang tìm hiểu về chứng tự kỷ.He is learning about autism.
- Tự kỷ là một rối loạn thần kinh.Autism is a neurological disorder.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a documentary they watched.
- TuấnMai, cậu đã xem phim về chứng tự kỷ chưa?Mai, have you seen the movie about autism?
- MaiTớ xem rồi, Tuấn. Nó rất cảm động.I have, Tuan. It was very touching.
- TuấnTớ thấy người bị tự kỷ có thế giới riêng.I think people with autism have their own world.
- MaiĐúng vậy, họ cần sự thấu hiểu từ chúng ta.That's right, they need understanding from us.
