A method for pilot configuration includes: a base station configuring K1 sets of pilot resources of a first type and K2 sets of pilot resources of a second type; the base station transmitting the K1 sets of pilot resources of the first type to a terminal in a first transmission mode, and transmitting the K2 sets of pilot resources of the second type to the terminal in a second transmission mode; and the base station receiving a first type of feedback information fed back by the terminal according to the measurement of the pilot resources of the first type, and receiving a second type of feedback information fed back by the terminal according to the measurement of the pilot resources of the second type, wherein K1 and K2 are integers equal to or greater than 1.