The invention discloses an ultra-fast piezoelectric driving mechanical switch used in a medium-voltage direct-current system and a working method. The mechanical switch comprises an insulating shell,a transmission mechanism, a frame connecting rod, a contact connecting rod, a stroke amplifying frame, an element fixing block, a piezoelectric driving stack, a signal lead terminal, a contact fixingplate, a spherical contact, an outer conductor, a wiring terminal and a shell spherical contact. The mechanical switch adopts a piezoelectric driver as a driving source, and is suitable for a medium-voltage direct-current power supply system. When a short-circuit fault occurs in the system, a circuit breaker signal is transmitted to a circuit breaker signal wiring terminal, the piezoelectric driver receives a voltage signal and deforms, the transmission mechanism is driven by a pull rod to separate the contacts so as to achieve a breaking effect, and the transmission mechanism plays a role intransmission and displacement amplification at the same time. Compared with a common circuit breaker, the whole breaking process is high in response speed, and the volume is compact and small.