The invention belongs to a method for preparing a vinyl ether compound, in particular to the method for preparing 4-hydroxy butyl vinyl ether. In the reaction of 1,4-butanediol and acetylene, dimethyl sulfoxide is added so that beneficial effects are achieved for the reaction, wherein the content of a 4-hydroxy butyl vinyl ether crude product is improved to 81 percent from 72 percent before adding; and a cyclic acetal byproduct is reduced to about 4 percent from 6 percent before adding. The content of the crude product can be further improved by 1 to 2 percent by adding a cationic surface active agent, namely octadecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride.