Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and an apparatus for sending a synchronization signal in an FBMC system in the field of communications, and are used for reducing the cost of a synchronization signal and improving the spectral efficiency. The method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure includes: determining a sending time-frequency resource location of a synchronization symbol; determining a time-frequency resource location having mutual interference with the synchronization symbol; sending the synchronization symbol on the sending time-frequency resource location of the synchronization symbol, and sending a protection symbol on the time-frequency resource location having mutual interference with the synchronization symbol.