The invention relates to the field of hydrogenation for preparing cyclohexane-1,2-dibasic diformate, and discloses a preparing method for cyclohexane-1,2-dioctyl phthalate dibasic ester. The method comprises the steps that firstly, hydrogenation raw materials containing phthalic acid dibasic ester and H2 are subjected to first contact in a main hydrogenation reactor in the presence of a first catalyst, and first gas-liquid mixing fluid is obtained; secondly, the first gas-liquid mixing fluid is subjected to gas-liquid separation; thirdly, hydrogen is injected into main hydrogenation reaction liquid through holes with the average hole diameter being the nanometer size, the main hydrogenation reaction liquid is separated out in the second step, and second gas-liquid mixed fluid is obtained; fourthly, the second gas-liquid mixed fluid is subjected to second contact in a rear hydrogenation reactor in the presence of a second catalyst, and third gas-liquid mixed fluid is obtained; and fifthly, the third gas-liquid mixed fluid is subjected to gas-liquid separation. The method has the beneficial effects that the raw material conversion rate, the product selectivity and the cis-structure product content are high.