Display screen controlling method and apparatus, and terminal

A display screen controlling method and apparatus, and a terminal, which can reduce the power consumption caused by starting a display screen due to mistaken identification of a wrist lifting action feature by a wearable device. The method comprises: acquiring a height difference and an acceleration of a terminal that moves from an initial position to a target position (101); judging whether a first pre-set action is satisfied according to the height difference and the acceleration (102); and when the first pre-set action is satisfied, triggering the terminal to start a display screen (103).