Provided is a germanium ore washing method capable of improving pyrometallurgy recovery rate. The method comprises the steps that screening is conducted; smashing is conducted; roughing is conducted by means of a jigger; careful selecting is conducted on fine tailings and mud germanium ore obtained through sedimentation by means of a shaking table, wherein loss of germanium is avoided to the maximum extent, over 30 percent of tailings sediments, gangues and the like are separated, the grade and quality of the germanium ore are improved by over 40 percent, the following pyrometallurgy recovery rate and hydrometallurgy recovery rate are increased by over 15 percent, over 50 percent of treatment capacity of germanium slags such as furnace slags and acid sludge is reduced, and germanium loss caused by stockpiling is reduced. After the germanium ore is washed and selected, the smelting recovery rate of the germanium ore can be effectively increased.