The invention relates to the technical field of clothes dryers, in particular to a clothes dryer comprising a drying drum and a drying impeller, wherein the drying drum and the drying impeller are driven by the same motor; and the motor drives the drying drum and/or the drying impeller to rotate by a reversing device, and adjusts the joint position of the reversing device to adjust the rotating direction and the rotating speed of the drying impeller and/or the drying drum. The clothes dryer can adjust the rotation direction and the rotation speed of the drum on the premise of satisfying the drying air volume, and has the advantages of being simple structure, being convenient for operation and being suitable for popularization and application.