Chinese word

刷脸

Pronunciation

Pinyinshuā liǎn

Meaning

  • verbuse facial recognition

Example

我在机场用刷脸登机。wǒ zài jī chǎng yòng shuā liǎn dēng jī

I used facial recognition to board at the airport.

Illustration for 刷脸 (use facial recognition)

More examples

我在公司门口用刷脸开门。wǒ zài gōng sī mén kǒu yòng shuā liǎn kāi mén

I use facial recognition to open the door at the company entrance.

Core concept

A system reads a face and treats the match as permission to carry out the next step.

Common phrases

  • 刷脸支付shuā liǎn zhī fù

    pay by facial recognition

  • 刷脸登机shuā liǎn dēng jī

    board using facial recognition

  • 刷脸开门shuā liǎn kāi mén

    open doors using facial recognition

Similar words

扫脸sǎo liǎn: Reads a person's face with a camera to check their identity.
人脸识别rén liǎn shí bié: Uses facial features from an image to identify someone.
人脸验证rén liǎn yàn zhèng: Uses facial information to confirm that someone is the right person.

Definition in Chinese

用人脸的生物特征进行识别或验证，从而完成支付、登机、门禁等操作。yòng rén liǎn de shēng wù tè zhēng jìn xíng shí bié huò yàn zhèng cóng ér wán chéng zhī fù dēng jī mén jìn děng cāo zuò

Word origin

刷 (shuā, "swipe or scan") + 脸 (liǎn, "face") applies the device-related sense of 刷 to presenting a face for an automated identity check.

Usage tips

  • English often names the technology, but this conversational Chinese verb presents it as the action that completes payment, boarding, or entry.

Other meanings

  • facial recognitionnoun
  • pay by facial recognitionverb

Opposites

  • 刷卡shuā kǎpay by cardverb
  • 人工验证rén gōng yàn zhèngverify manuallyverb

Related words

  • 刷脸支付shuā liǎn zhī fùfacial-recognition paymentnoun
  • 刷脸识别shuā liǎn shí biéfacial recognitionnoun
  • 刷脸系统shuā liǎn xì tǒngfacial-recognition systemnoun

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