The invention relates to a washing machine control method, which is particularly characterized in that the corresponding clothes washing control method is selected after the smudgy degree of clothes is judged. According to the method, firstly, the turbidity degree of water in the starting time period of the clothes washing is compared, the smudgy degree of clothes to be washed is distinguished, and then, the washing time, the washing intensity, the detergent addition quantity, the rinsing time and the like are regulated according to the smudgy degree of the clothes. The corresponding clothes washing procedure is selected according to the smudgy degree of the clothes, the clothes washing time of cleaner clothes can be reduced, the washing time of dirtier clothes is increased, and the clothes washing efficiency is improved.