ZnS nanostructures with different dimensions and structure-related properties were reviewed in this paper.The crystallization of nanostructures from 0D,1D to3D,as well as the heterogonous counterparts,was summarized in the aspect of zinc blende,wurtzite structure,and their combinations.Furthermore,the structure-related energy bands and the corresponding photoelectric properties of ZnS nanostructures were also focused,in which we made a brief summary of the co-relations between photoluminescence and crystallography,especially the defectrelated luminescence properties of ZnS nanocrystal.