The invention discloses a separation method of dicyclohexanocucurbiturils-light and heavy rare earths. The separation method comprises the following steps: weighing dicyclohexanocucurbiturils (1,4-DiCyHQ[6]), a rare earth metal salt (Ln(NO3)3) and zinc chloride (ZnCl2) respectively according to a mole ratio of 1:(3-5):(2-4), and performing mixing in a same container; adding 3MHCl into the mixture, and performing heating and stirring under the condition that the temperature is 50-70 DEG C until the mixture is completely dissolved to obtain a settled solution; performing standing at normal temperature for 2-3 days to separate out light rare earths including La, Ce, Pr, Nd, and Sm in the form of deposits and leaving Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu in the solution; and performing filtration to separate La, Ce, Pr, Nd, and Sm from other rare earths. The separation method disclosed by the invention can be used for separating out the light rare earth Sm on the basis of separating out the light rare earths La, Ce, Pr, and Nd in the prior art, and is simple to operate and quick in separation.