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tự kỉ

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tựheavynặngkỉdippinghỏi

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tự kỉ means autistic.

Chinese characters: 自己

Meanings of tự kỉ in English

Adjective

  1. autistic
    • bệnh tự kỉautism

Adverb

  1. colloquial, figurative resembling an introvert
    • Nó đang ngồi tự kỉ đằng kia.He's sitting alone like he's introverted.

Words with tự kỉ

tự kỉ ám thị

Example sentences with tự kỉ

  • Tom bị tự kỉ. Tom is autistic.
  • Tôi bị tự kỉ. I'm autistic.
  • Johnson là người hơi tự kỉ; anh ấy thích tách biệt mình với các học sinh khác trong lớp. Johnson is a recluse; he prefers to isolate himself from the rest of the students in our class.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自己 (“self”).

Frequently asked questions

What does tự kỉ mean in English?

tự kỉ (adjective) means "autistic".

How do you pronounce tự kỉ?

IPA: Hanoi [tɨ˧˨ʔ ki˧˩]; Saigon [tɨ˨˩˨ kɪj˨˩˦]. Tones: tự — heavy tone (nặng), kỉ — dipping tone (hỏi).

Is tự kỉ a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tự kỉ is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 自己.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.