The invention provides a preparation method of a cefazolin sodium intermediate TDA (tolylenediamine), which comprises the following steps: by using acetone, acetonitrile, aether, dimethyl carbonate, dichloromethane or chloroform as a solvent, filling 7-ACA (7-aminocephalosporanic acid) and thia-diazole in a weight ratio of 1:1.2 into a reaction vessel, introducing boron trifluoride gas into the reaction vessel, reacting for 1-8 hours while controlling the temperature in the reaction vessel at 0-50 DEG C until the residual 7-ACA is less than 1%, hydrolyzing and crystallizing the reaction product by using sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate or ammonia water, carrying out vacuum filtration, washing, and drying to obtain the finished TDA product. The invention does not use boron trifluoride solid complex in the preparation process, and therefore, does not generate waste liquor containing boron trifluoride, thereby preventing the boron trifluoride solid complex from generating pollution and abundant waste liquor to be recovered in the preparation process. Besides, the invention prevents operating personnel from directly contacting the boron trifluoride solid complex in the whole preparation process, thereby lowering the safety risk in the use process.