The invention relates to a method for reducing aromatic nitro to arylamine. The method comprises the following steps: (1) taking an aromatic nitro compound as a raw material, water as a hydrogen source, a palladium compound, cheap and easy to obtain, as a catalyst and tetrahydroxydiboron as an additive to reduce nitro to obtain a product; (2) taking the aromatic nitro compound as the raw material, a copper salt, cheap and easy to obtain, as the catalyst, the tetrahydroxydiboron as the additive to reduce the nitro to obtain a product; and (3) taking the aromatic nitro compound as the raw material, water as the hydrogen source, and the tetrahydroxydiboron as the additive, without needing a metal catalyst, to reduce the nitro to obtain a product. A preparation method for the arylamine, which is provided by the invention, is mild in reaction condition, low in costs, environment-friendly, high in yield, and suitable for industrial production.