Chinese word

生物识别

Pronunciation

Pinyinshēng wù shí bié

Meaning

  • nounbiometric authentication

Example

我们用生物识别确认身份。wǒ men yòng shēng wù shí bié què rèn shēn fèn

We use biometric authentication to verify identity.

Illustration for 生物识别 (biometric authentication)

More examples

小区门口用生物识别开门很方便。xiǎo qū mén kǒu yòng shēng wù shí bié kāi mén hěn fāng biàn

Using biometric authentication to open the door at the entrance of the residential community is convenient.

Core concept

A system turns a person's body or behavior into a pattern and checks it against a record to confirm identity.

Common phrases

  • 开启生物识别功能kāi qǐ shēng wù shí bié gōng néng

    enable biometric authentication feature

  • 关闭生物识别认证guān bì shēng wù shí bié rèn zhèng

    disable biometric authentication

Similar words

指纹识别zhǐ wén shí bié: A method that confirms identity by matching a fingertip's unique skin pattern with stored data.
人脸识别rén liǎn shí bié: A method that confirms identity by matching facial features in a photo or video with stored data.
声纹识别shēng wén shí bié: A method that confirms identity by matching a person's voice pattern with stored data.

Definition in Chinese

通过采集、提取并比对人体的生理或行为特征来确认或识别个人身份的一类技术或方法。tōng guò cǎi jí tí qǔ bìng bǐ duì rén tǐ de shēng lǐ huò xíng wéi tè zhēng lái què rèn huò shí bié gè rén shēn fèn de yí lèi jì shù huò fāng fǎ

Word origin

生物识别 (shēngwùshíbié, "biometric identification") combines 生物 (shēngwù, "living organism") and 识别 (shíbié, "identify"), naming identification through human traits.

Usage tips

  • In everyday technology talk, this word covers phone unlocking, building entry, and payment checks, while the specific method may be described as face, fingerprint, or voice recognition.

Other meanings

  • biometric identificationnoun

Opposites

  • 人工验证rén gōng yàn zhèngmanual verificationnoun

Related words

  • 生物识别功能shēng wù shí bié gōng néngbiometric authentication featurenoun

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