The invention discloses a preparation method of ZnSe nanocrystal. The preparation method of the ZnSe nanocrystal comprises the following steps: S1, preparing selenium precursor solution, namely preparing a reaction solution by utilizing oleylamine, a selenium simple substance and a reducing agent, heating and reacting, and thus the selenium precursor solution is obtained, wherein concentration of the selenium precursor solution in the reaction solution is 0.25-1.5mol/L, the mole ratio of the reducing agent to the selenium simple substance is more than 1:1, and the reducing agent is dimethylamine borane or sodium borohydride; S2, preparing a zinc precursor solution, namely dispersing a zinc source in a reaction solvent to obtain the zinc precursor solution, wherein mole ratio of the zinc source to the selenium simple substance is 1:(1-1.5), and the reaction solvent is oleylamine or a mixed solvent of octadecene and stearic acid; and S3, preparing ZnSe nanocrystal, namely heating the zinc precursor solution obtained in the step S2 to 150-350 DEG C in an anhydrous oxygen-free system, then injecting the selenium precursor solution obtained in the step S1 into the zinc precursor solution, and reacting for at least 10 minutes, and thus the ZnSe nanocrystal is obtained. By adopting the preparation method of the ZnSe nanocrystal, high-quality ZnSe nanocrystal can be prepared.