The invention discloses a method for preparing thickness-adjustable BiOCl at room temperature,and belongs to the technical field of photocatalytic semiconductor material preparation. The method comprises the following steps: dispersing Bi(NO<3>)<3>*5H<2>O and mannitol in ultrapure water, and stirring until Bi(NO<3>)<3>*5H<2>O and mannitol are completely dissolved to obtain a clear water solution;and adding a chloride solution, stirring, centrifuging an obtained precipitate, repeatedly washing with ultrapure water and ethanol, and drying to obtain the BiOCl photocatalytic material, namely theBiOCl with adjustable thickness. According to the method for preparing the BiOCl with adjustable thickness at the room temperature, the BOCl nanosheets with adjustable thickness prepared through a simple and rapid method shows excellent photocatalytic activity in degradation of tetracycline under visible light. The method has the advantages of very simple process, low price, easy availability, lowcost and short reaction time, thereby reducing the energy consumption and reaction cost, being convenient for batch production, being non-toxic and harmless, and meeting the environment-friendly requirements; the thickness-adjustable BiOCl prepared at room temperature can degrade tetracycline pollution under the condition of visible light.