A method and a device for determining a CSI-RS transmission resource are provided. The method includes: acquiring, by a UE, uplink/downlink subframe configuration information for determining a position of a CSI-RS resource; determining, by the UE, a type of a subframe within which the CSI-RS is to be transmitted in accordance with the uplink/downlink subframe configuration information; and determining, by the UE, the position of the CSI-RS resource within the subframe within which the CSI-RS is to be transmitted in accordance with the determined type of the subframe.