The invention discloses a zinc ion fluorescent probe, a preparation method and a method for detecting zinc ion content. The chemical formula of the fluorescent probe is as shown in the specification, wherein R1 is -Cl, -Br, -I, -NO2 or NH2; R2 is -Cl, -Br, -I, -NO2 or NH2. The preparation method is characterized in that ammonium acetate and TBAB are used as the catalysts, 1, 3-amino alcohol, a aniline derivative and a benzaldehyde derivative are used as the raw materials, and a series of Zn<2+> fluorescent probes in a water phase under microwave conditions. The zinc ion fluorescent probe is good in structural stability. The preparation method is simple and easy to operate, high in product yield and free of pollutant generation. The detection method has the advantages that the detection method is simple, the Zn<2+> content can be detected in a quantified manner only by detecting fluorescence intensity, and the method is good in detection accuracy; a used solvent is an ethanol solution which is nontoxic and environmentally friendly; the method is wide in detection linear range, detection limit of the method is 1*10<-6>mol / L, and the method is applicable to the detection of the trace Zn<2+> content of environments and food and the in-vivo and in-vitro trace Zn<2+> content.