Chinese word

验证码

Pronunciation

Pinyinyàn zhèng mǎ

Meaning

  • nounverification code

Example

请把短信里的验证码告诉我。qǐng bǎ duǎn xìn lǐ de yàn zhèng mǎ gào sù wǒ

Please tell me the verification code in the text message.

Illustration for 验证码 (verification code)

More examples

别把验证码告诉别人。bié bǎ yàn zhèng mǎ gào sù bié rén

Don't tell anyone the verification code.

Core concept

A short-lived checkpoint token that a system uses to accept a request after the matching response arrives.

Common phrases

  • 输入验证码shū rù yàn zhèng mǎ

    enter the verification code

  • 短信里收到的验证码duǎn xìn lǐ shōu dào de yàn zhèng mǎ

    verification code received by text message

Similar words

密码mì mǎ: A lasting combination of letters or numbers used to enter an account.
短信验证码duǎn xìn yàn zhèng mǎ: A brief identity-check code delivered in a mobile phone text message.
一次性密码yí cì xìng mì mǎ: A temporary code that becomes invalid immediately after one use.

Definition in Chinese

指系统在进行身份确认或授权时发出的短期符号，形式可以是短信中的数字、语音播报的数字串或图片中的字符，用以证明请求者的合法性。zhǐ xì tǒng zài jìn xíng shēn fèn què rèn huò shòu quán shí fā chū de duǎn qī fú hào xíng shì ké yǐ shì duǎn xìn zhōng de shù zì yǔ yīn bō bào de shù zì chuàn huò tú piàn zhōng de zì fú yòng yǐ zhèng míng qǐng qiú zhě de hé fǎ xìng

Word origin

验 (yàn, "test") + 证 (zhèng, "proof") + 码 (mǎ, "code") gives the transparent idea of a code that supplies proof during a check.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often call a texted string a one-time code, but this Chinese term also covers short-lived codes delivered by voice or displayed in an image.

Other meanings

  • confirmation codenoun
  • authentication numbernoun
  • validation codenoun

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