【Objective】 To explore the temperamental characteristics of the preschool children with emotional disorder. 【Method】 116 cases with emotional disorders (including separation anxiety, specific phobia, social anxiety) and 116 well-matched normal children were estimated by Chinese preschool children temperament scale. 【Results】 There were significant differences in the temperamental distribution between the children with emotional disorder and normal controls, and the difficult temperament and slow-to-warm-up temperament were more distributed in the children with emotional disorder comparing with normal controls (P<0.01). Children with emotional disorder showed higher(P<0.01) subscale scores in two factors of quality of mood and approach and withdrawal. And there were higher(P<0.01)subscale scores of approach and withdrawal in the children with specific phobia, separation anxiety or social anxiety respectively comparing with normal controls. 【Conclusions】 The temperament of preschool children with emotional disorder showed peculiar characteristics. And the factor about approaching and withdrawal shows a better response of behavioral inhibition, which may be acted as an predictor for emotional problems.