The invention relates to a method using tributyl phosphate resin for fractional extraction to separate zirconium and hafnium; the tributyl phosphate resin is used as an extraction agent, and the zirconium and hafnium are extracted and separated by use of a box-countercurrent mode; the method comprises the following sections: 1), acidification section, to be more specific, using the tributyl phosphate resin as the extraction agent, putting an extraction phase and a mixed acid solution into a box-type extraction tank for countercurrent acidification; (2) extraction section, to be more specific, putting the acidified extraction phase and a material liquid containing the zirconium and hafnium into the box-type extraction tank for countercurrent acidification; (3) washing section, to be more specific, performing reverse-phase washing on the extraction phase with the zirconium being extracted; (4) back extraction section, to be more specific, performing reverse-phase back extraction on the washed extraction phase; and (5) impurity removal section, to be more specific, performing reverse-phase impurity removal on the back extracted extraction phase, using an impurity removal liquid for washing, wherein effluent is used as waste for emissions, and an outflow extraction phase is recycled. The method has the advantages of large extraction phase capacity, high production capacity, no emulsification, low product cost, stable operation, and high product quality.