A gesture identification method, applied to a terminal comprising a touch screen, a plurality of proximity sensors being distributed in the touch screen, each of the plurality of proximity sensors comprising a transmitter and a receiver, the transmitter being configured to send a signal, and the receiver being configured to receive a reflected signal reflected after the signal is blocked by an operating object, the method comprising: when a receiver of at least one of the plurality of proximity sensors receives a reflected signal and touch operation of the operating object over the touch screen is not detected, for each of the proximity sensors, acquiring a proximity value measured by the proximity sensor, the proximity value being configured to indicate a distance between the operating object and the proximity sensor, and the proximity value being a preset numerical value when the receiver receives no reflected signals; detecting whether the proximity value changes from the preset numerical value to a first numerical value and then changes from the first numerical value to the preset numerical value or not; and when the proximity value changes from the preset numerical value to the first numerical value and then changes from the first numerical value to the preset numerical value, determining that a preset changing rule is met, the preset changing rule being the receiver of the proximity sensor is switched from no reception of reflected signals to reception of the reflected signal and then is switched from reception of the reflected signal to no reception of reflected signals; for each of the proximity sensors meeting with the preset changing rule, determining a position of the proximity sensor; determining an operating position of an operating gesture at each moment according to the position of each of the proximity sensors; acquiring a sequence in which receivers of the proximity sensors sequentially receive the reflected signal; and identifying the operating gesture of a user according to the positions of the proximity sensors and the sequence, wherein identifying the operating gesture of the user according to the positions of the proximity sensors and the sequence comprises: when the terminal determines at least two operating positions at a same moment, for each operating position, determining an operating position closest to the operation position at an adjacent moment and the operation position as an operation combination, and identifying the operating gesture of the user according to each determined operation combination. when a receiver of at least one of the plurality of proximity sensors receives a reflected signal and touch operation of the operating object over the touch screen is not detected, for each of the proximity sensors, acquiring a proximity value measured by the proximity sensor, the proximity value being configured to indicate a distance between the operating object and the proximity sensor, and the proximity value being a preset numerical value when the receiver receives no reflected signals; detecting whether the proximity value changes from the preset numerical value to a first numerical value and then changes from the first numerical value to the preset numerical value or not; and when the proximity value changes from the preset numerical value to the first numerical value and then changes from the first numerical value to the preset numerical value, determining that a preset changing rule is met, the preset changing rule being the receiver of the proximity sensor is switched from no reception of reflected signals to reception of the reflected signal and then is switched from reception of the reflected signal to no reception of reflected signals; for each of the proximity sensors meeting with the preset changing rule, determining a position of the proximity sensor; determining an operating position of an operating gesture at each moment according to the position of each of the proximity sensors; acquiring a sequence in which receivers of the proximity sensors sequentially receive the reflected signal; and identifying the operating gesture of a user according to the positions of the proximity sensors and the sequence, wherein identifying the operating gesture of the user according to the positions of the proximity sensors and the sequence comprises: when the terminal determines at least two operating positions at a same moment, for each operating position, determining an operating position closest to the operation position at an adjacent moment and the operation position as an operation combination, and identifying the operating gesture of the user according to each determined operation combination. when the terminal determines at least two operating positions at a same moment, for each operating position, determining an operating position closest to the operation position at an adjacent moment and the operation position as an operation combination, and identifying the operating gesture of the user according to each determined operation combination.