The invention discloses a rhodium reduction activation dissolution method and relates to the technical field of precious metal metallurgy. The purpose of overcoming the deficiencies of the prior art is to achieve a rhodium dissolution method with high dissolution efficiency, wet normal pressure dissolution, simple operation, short process flow, low production cost and wide range of dissolving rhodium waste. The technical scheme is: A, rhodium waste crushed and ground; B, mixed with an activator; C, acid-soluble activated; D, filtered; E, dissolved. Beneficial effects: due to the chemical reaction between the zinc powder and the hydrochloric acid solution in step C, H2 is generated. At 60-100°C, H2 can reduce the rhodium oxide in the solution to metal rhodium, and the dissolving activity of rhodium will not decrease, but will increase , which is very beneficial to the subsequent dissolution. During the activation process, rhodium oxide is reduced to metal rhodium, which is not dissolved by hydrochloric acid. Therefore, the present invention has the advantages of high dissolving efficiency of rhodium, low dissolving temperature for dissolving rhodium under normal pressure, simple operation, short technological process, low production cost and wide range of dissolving rhodium waste.