自闭谱系

自閉譜系

zìbìpǔxì

noun

Meanings

1 autism spectrum
2 short for 自闭谱系障碍 (autism spectrum disorder, ASD)

Characters

chart / spectrum

system / lineage

Examples

他属于自闭谱系的高功能一端。

Tā shǔyú zìbì pǔxì de gāo gōngnéng yī duān.

He's on the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum.

现在医学界更倾向用自闭谱系这个概念。

Xiànzài yīxué jiè gèng qīngxiàng yòng zìbì pǔxì zhège gàiniàn.

The medical community now prefers the concept of autism spectrum.

Tips

usage

Modern Chinese clinical Chinese has shifted from the older 自闭症 'autism' (a single condition) to 自闭谱系 'autism spectrum', tracking the DSM-5 change that collapsed Asperger's and PDD-NOS into one continuum. 谱系 pǔxì means 'spectrum' (originally 'pedigree/lineage').

Stroke Order

自 zì

闭 bì

谱 pǔ

系 xì