diff --git a/docs/en/12-taos-sql/02-database.md b/docs/en/12-taos-sql/02-database.md
index ec007d68302f719ec09b1b13f58a1a6bddb2748c..8c579622c9f8040d3eec61f540f6e50d37bb3ddf 100644
--- a/docs/en/12-taos-sql/02-database.md
+++ b/docs/en/12-taos-sql/02-database.md
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ database_option: {
   - 0: The database can contain multiple supertables.
   - 1: The database can contain only one supertable.
 - STT_TRIGGER: specifies the number of file merges triggered by flushed files. The default is 8, ranging from 1 to 16. For high-frequency scenarios with few tables, it is recommended to use the default configuration or a smaller value for this parameter; For multi-table low-frequency scenarios, it is recommended to configure this parameter with a larger value.
-- TABLE_PREFIX：The prefix length in the table name that is ignored when distributing table to vnode based on table name.
-- TABLE_SUFFIX：The suffix length in the table name that is ignored when distributing table to vnode based on table name.
+- TABLE_PREFIX： The prefix in the table name that is ignored when distributing a table to a vgroup when it's a positive number, or only the prefix is used when distributing a table to a vgroup, the default value is 0; For example, if the table name v30001, then "0001" is used if TSDB_PREFIX is set to 2 but "v3" is used if TSDB_PREFIX is set to -2; It can help you to control the distribution of tables.
+- TABLE_SUFFIX：The suffix in the table name that is ignored when distributing a table to a vgroup when it's a positive number, or only the suffix is used when distributing a table to a vgroup, the default value is 0; For example, if the table name v30001, then "v300" is used if TSDB_SUFFIX is set to 2 but "01" is used if TSDB_SUFFIX is set to -2; It can help you to control the distribution of tables. 
 - TSDB_PAGESIZE: The page size of the data storage engine in a vnode. The unit is KB. The default is 4 KB. The range is 1 to 16384, that is, 1 KB to 16 MB.
 - WAL_RETENTION_PERIOD: specifies the maximum time of which WAL files are to be kept for consumption. This parameter is used for data subscription. Enter a time in seconds. The default value 0. A value of 0 indicates that WAL files are not required to keep for consumption. Alter it with a proper value at first to create topics.
 - WAL_RETENTION_SIZE: specifies the maximum total size of which WAL files are to be kept for consumption. This parameter is used for data subscription. Enter a size in KB. The default value is 0. A value of 0 indicates that the total size of WAL files to keep for consumption has no upper limit.
diff --git a/docs/zh/12-taos-sql/02-database.md b/docs/zh/12-taos-sql/02-database.md
index dd306356605929e521ee4416c7694bc0731af957..b0e2887ba9c52eb0b2b19ebd980d6b4c7daae101 100644
--- a/docs/zh/12-taos-sql/02-database.md
+++ b/docs/zh/12-taos-sql/02-database.md
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ database_option: {
   - 0：表示可以创建多张超级表。
   - 1：表示只可以创建一张超级表。
 - STT_TRIGGER：表示落盘文件触发文件合并的个数。默认为 1，范围 1 到 16。对于少表高频场景，此参数建议使用默认配置，或较小的值；而对于多表低频场景，此参数建议配置较大的值。
-- TABLE_PREFIX：内部存储引擎根据表名分配存储该表数据的 VNODE 时要忽略的前缀的长度。
-- TABLE_SUFFIX：内部存储引擎根据表名分配存储该表数据的 VNODE 时要忽略的后缀的长度。
+- TABLE_PREFIX：当其为正值时，在决定把一个表分配到哪个 vgroup 时要忽略表名中指定长度的前缀；当其为负值时，在决定把一个表分配到哪个 vgroup 时只使用表名中指定长度的前缀；例如，假定表名为 "v30001"，当 TSDB_PREFIX = 2 时 使用 "0001" 来决定分配到哪个 vgroup ，当 TSDB_PREFIX = -2 时使用 "v3" 来决定分配到哪个 vgroup
+- TABLE_SUFFIX：当其为正值时，在决定把一个表分配到哪个 vgroup 时要忽略表名中指定长度的后缀；当其为负值时，在决定把一个表分配到哪个 vgroup 时只使用表名中指定长度的后缀；例如，假定表名为 "v30001"，当 TSDB_SUFFIX = 2 时 使用 "v300" 来决定分配到哪个 vgroup ，当 TSDB_SUFFIX = -2 时使用 "0001" 来决定分配到哪个 vgroup。
 - TSDB_PAGESIZE：一个 VNODE 中时序数据存储引擎的页大小，单位为 KB，默认为 4 KB。范围为 1 到 16384，即 1 KB到 16 MB。
 - WAL_RETENTION_PERIOD: 为了数据订阅消费，需要WAL日志文件额外保留的最大时长策略。WAL日志清理，不受订阅客户端消费状态影响。单位为 s。默认为 0，表示无需为订阅保留。新建订阅，应先设置恰当的时长策略。
 - WAL_RETENTION_SIZE：为了数据订阅消费，需要WAL日志文件额外保留的最大累计大小策略。单位为 KB。默认为 0，表示累计大小无上限。