The invention discloses a method for preparing 2,6-dichloro-alpha-(4-chlorphenyl)-4-nitro phenylacetonitrile by condensation of 3,5-dichloro-4-fluronitrobenzene and p-chloro-phenylacetonitrile, wherein the used raw material 3,5-dichloro-4-fluronitrobenzene is derived from distillation residue of a production process for preparing 2,4-dichloro-3-fluronitrobenzene by nitrifying 2,6-dichlor fluorbenzene; and the residue contains 83.5-88.2% of 3,5-dichloro-4-fluronitrobenzene and 9.0-13.3% of 2,4-dichloro-3-fluronitrobenzene, and 3,5-dichloro-4-fluronitrobenzene with content more than 98% can be obtained by selective solvent extraction and once or twice recrystallization and is subjected to condensation with p-chloro-phenylacetonitrile to obtain 2,6-dichloro-alpha-(4-chlorphenyl)-4-nitro phenylacetonitrile with yield above 98%. Compared with the existing method for preparing 2,6-dichloro-alpha-(4-chlorphenyl)-4-nitro phenylacetonitrile, the method has the characteristics of inexpensive and easily available raw materials, sufficient utilization of resources, mild conditions, high yield, low wastewater discharge and the like, and is more suitable for industrial production.