This invention relates to a method for preparing zirconium oxide. The preparation method is: mixing zircon and soda, reaction under high temperature, cooling the product, adding water and acid; regulation its pH value, filtering, washing and drying the obtained product; the above mentioned product is then added with sodium pyrosulfate, reaction under temperature of 700-800deg.C, cooling, adding water, filtering, washing and drying, obtaining product of powder of mixture of zirconium oxide and silicon oxide; above mentioned mixture is added with solution of sodium hydroxide, reacting under proper pressure and temperature for 2-3hrs, then cooling, separation, washing, drying to obtain the inventive product. This invention has advantages of: low cost, short process, simple operation. And the product is of high pureness, with regular octahedron particles, its size is 1-3um. The power of the inventive product has well dispersiveness, no blocking problem.