tự ká»·
Definition
Adjective:
- Autistic: Having or relating to autism, a developmental condition characterized by difficulties with social interaction, communication, and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behavior.
- Self-absorbed / Introverted: Describing a person who is excessively focused on their own thoughts, feelings, or world, often to the exclusion of others; reclusive or withdrawn.
Noun:
- Autism: The condition itself. (Note: While "tự kỷ" is primarily an adjective, it can be used nominally to refer to the condition.)
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đứa trẻ đó bị tự kỷ. (That child is autistic.)
- Anh ấy sống khép kín và có vẻ tự kỷ. (He lives a secluded life and seems self-absorbed.)
- Noun:
- Tự kỷ là một rối loạn phát triển. (Autism is a developmental disorder.)
Advanced Usage
- "tự kỷ ám thị": autosuggestion, self-suggestion.
- Phương pháp tự kỷ ám thị giúp thay đổi thói quen. (The method of autosuggestion helps change habits.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tự kỷ luật (n): self-discipline.
- Cô ấy có tinh thần tự kỷ luật cao. (She has a high sense of self-discipline.)
- Người tự kỷ (n): autistic person.
- Cần có sự hỗ trợ phù hợp cho người tự kỷ. (Appropriate support is needed for autistic people.)
Synonyms
- Autistic: relating to autism.
- Introverted: inwardly focused, shy.
- Reclusive: preferring solitude.
Related Idioms
- Sống tự kỷ: to live a solitary, withdrawn life.
- Sau biến cố, ông ấy sống tự kỷ trong căn nhà nhỏ. (After the incident, he lived a reclusive life in a small house.)