The invention discloses a water-based ink which comprises the following materials in parts by weight: 10-25 parts of a pigment, 25-40 parts of a binding material, 35-70 parts of a solvent, 1-3 parts of a defoaming agent, 1-3 parts of a leveling agent, 2-5 parts of a 5A molecular sieve, 1-2 parts of fumed silica, 2-5 parts of a dispersant, 0.5-1.5 parts of an adhesion promoter, 1-3 parts of ethanolamine, 3-5 parts of triethylamine, 1-3 parts of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol, 2-3 parts of a drying retarder and 1-2 parts of gummy oil. The water-based ink provided by the invention can enhance the adhesion force of the ink, prevents the ink from ink penetration, ink melting and other phenomena, and has high stability, long storage time, a certain anti-drying capacity and low pollution.