The invention discloses a preparation method of chiral sertraline hydrochloride. The method comprises the steps that cis-sertraline hydrochloride and alkali of alkali metal salt containing D-mandelicacid are mixed and stirred in a solvent, after dehydration, inorganic salt is filtered out, a filtrate is cooled and crystallized, and solid-liquid separation is carried out; coarse D-mandelic acidsertraline is recrystallized, and solid-liquid separation is carried out; refined D-mandelic acid sertraline reacts with inorganic alkali in a mixed solvent of water and the organic solvent, and dehydration, crystallization and solid-liquid separation are carried out; a filtrate and hydrogen chloride are mixed and stirred in an organic solvent, after salification is completed, solid-liquid separation, washing and drying are carried to obtain the chiral sertraline hydrochloride. The preparation method of the chiral sertraline hydrochloride has the advantages that the alkali metal salt of the D-mandelic acid is taken as a resolving agent, the yield of cis-(1S,4S)-hydrochloride sertraline is high, the single organic solvent can be adopted in the entire process, the recovery rate of the alkalimetal salt of the D-mandelic acid and solvent is high, the alkali metal salt and the solvent can be recycled, and the preparation method is simple in operation, safe, environmentally friendly and suitable for industrial production.