点击 (diǎn jī) is a verb meaning 'to click' — specifically, to press a mouse button or tap a touchscreen to select or activate something on a digital interface. The character 点 (diǎn) means 'point' or 'dot', and 击 (jī) means 'to strike' or 'to hit'; together, they literally convey the action of 'striking a point', which perfectly captures the physical and functional essence of clicking on a screen. It is used almost exclusively in digital contexts — websites, apps, software interfaces, and online forms.

This word is common in both spoken and written Chinese when giving instructions or describing computer-related actions. While it originated with desktop computing, it remains fully current for touch-based devices like smartphones and tablets. It’s rarely used outside technological settings — you wouldn’t 'click' a doorbell or a pen in Chinese using this term. As a compound verb, it functions directly before objects (e.g., 点击按钮), and can also appear in serial verb constructions (e.g., 先打开网页，再点击链接).