The invention provides a method for performing break-point continuous playing of a media file through a mobile terminal, which comprises the following steps of: 1, recording play list information according to a user access behaviour of the media file and updating the play list information after finishing the user access behaviour; 2, storing the play list information into a local file system of the mobile terminal; 3, responding to a user request on media continuous playing and determining the position of a last play-stopping key frame and the URL information of media requested by a user; 4, downloading, in a mode of networking, or calling the media file starting from the position of the last play-stopping key frame from the mobile terminal according to the URL information of the media requested by the user; and 5, playing the media file starting from the position of the last play-stopping key frame. By the method and the system, a video file to be played can be queried and selected conveniently, and the break-point continuous playing with no need of a fast forward operation can be realized, so that resources such as flow and time can be saved and a video watching experience of the user can be improved.