An anti-accidental touch method, wherein the method is applied to a mobile terminal, the terminal comprises a touchscreen and a target key that is disposed next to the touchscreen, and the method comprises: obtaining, by the terminal, a screen touch event detected on the touchscreen, wherein the screen touch event comprises a touch position and a touch time of a touch point on the touchscreen; and determining whether the touch point of the screen touch event is within an accidental touch area on the touchscreen, wherein a position and a size of the accidental touch area is adjusted based on a specific application scenario or a touch habit of a user, and when the touch point of the screen touch event is determined to be within the accidental touch area on the touchscreen, the method further comprises performing the steps of: obtaining, by the terminal, a key touch event detected on the target key, wherein the key touch event comprises a touch position and a touch time of a touch point on the target key; determining, by the terminal, an occurrence sequence of the screen touch event and the key touch event based on the touch times of the touch points in the screen touch event and the key touch event; determining, by the terminal, a touch gesture in the screen touch event or the key touch event; and determining, by the terminal, one of the screen touch event and the key touch event as the accidental touch operation based on the occurrence sequence and the touch gesture; and executing, by the terminal, an operation instruction corresponding to the key touch event when the accidental touch operation is the screen touch event; or executing, by the terminal, an operation instruction corresponding to the screen touch event when the accidental touch operation is the key touch event. obtaining, by the terminal, a screen touch event detected on the touchscreen, wherein the screen touch event comprises a touch position and a touch time of a touch point on the touchscreen; and determining whether the touch point of the screen touch event is within an accidental touch area on the touchscreen, wherein a position and a size of the accidental touch area is adjusted based on a specific application scenario or a touch habit of a user, and when the touch point of the screen touch event is determined to be within the accidental touch area on the touchscreen, the method further comprises performing the steps of: obtaining, by the terminal, a key touch event detected on the target key, wherein the key touch event comprises a touch position and a touch time of a touch point on the target key; determining, by the terminal, an occurrence sequence of the screen touch event and the key touch event based on the touch times of the touch points in the screen touch event and the key touch event; determining, by the terminal, a touch gesture in the screen touch event or the key touch event; and determining, by the terminal, one of the screen touch event and the key touch event as the accidental touch operation based on the occurrence sequence and the touch gesture; and executing, by the terminal, an operation instruction corresponding to the key touch event when the accidental touch operation is the screen touch event; or executing, by the terminal, an operation instruction corresponding to the screen touch event when the accidental touch operation is the key touch event. obtaining, by the terminal, a key touch event detected on the target key, wherein the key touch event comprises a touch position and a touch time of a touch point on the target key; determining, by the terminal, an occurrence sequence of the screen touch event and the key touch event based on the touch times of the touch points in the screen touch event and the key touch event; determining, by the terminal, a touch gesture in the screen touch event or the key touch event; and determining, by the terminal, one of the screen touch event and the key touch event as the accidental touch operation based on the occurrence sequence and the touch gesture; and executing, by the terminal, an operation instruction corresponding to the key touch event when the accidental touch operation is the screen touch event; or executing, by the terminal, an operation instruction corresponding to the screen touch event when the accidental touch operation is the key touch event.