A Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) indication method, applied to a base station, the method comprising: when a CSI-RS is transmitted through a Downlink Pilot Time Slot (DwPTS), generating Radio Resource Control signaling that indicates a CSI-RS resource configuration; and sending the RRC signaling to User Equipment, wherein generating the RRC signaling that indicates the CSI-RS resource configuration comprises: configuring a first field in the RRC signaling to indicate a special slot, and configuring a second field in the RRC signaling to indicate a CSI-RS pattern in the special slot; wherein the special slot is configured to notify the UE meeting a 3GPP R13 standard to acquire the CSI-RS pattern indicated by the second field; and wherein the first field indicates a CSI-RS subframe configuration, and the second field indicates a CSI-RS configuration; and wherein configuring the second field in the RRC signaling to indicate the CSI-RS pattern in the special slot comprises: configuring the second field to indicate a corresponding relationship between a 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern and the CSI-RS pattern in the special slot, the corresponding relationship comprising a corresponding relationship between l' and n s mod 2, wherein, when l' in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern is more than 3, l' in the CSI-RS pattern in the special slot is a difference between l' in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern and 3; when l' in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern is less than or equal to 3, l' in the CSI-RS pattern in the special slot is a remainder obtained through dividing, by 7, a sum of l' in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern and 10; when l' in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern is more than 3 and ns mod 2 in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern is equal to 1, ns mod 2 in the CSI-RS pattern in the special slot is 1; except when l' in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern is more than 3 and ns mod 2 in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern is equal to 1, ns mod 2 in the CSI-RS pattern in the special slot is 0; and the location of a Resource Element occupied by the CSI-RS in a Physical Resource Block pair is represented by (k', l'), k' represents a row where the RE is located, l' represents a column where the RE is located, and ns represents a slot number. when a CSI-RS is transmitted through a Downlink Pilot Time Slot (DwPTS), generating Radio Resource Control signaling that indicates a CSI-RS resource configuration; and sending the RRC signaling to User Equipment, wherein generating the RRC signaling that indicates the CSI-RS resource configuration comprises: configuring a first field in the RRC signaling to indicate a special slot, and configuring a second field in the RRC signaling to indicate a CSI-RS pattern in the special slot; wherein the special slot is configured to notify the UE meeting a 3GPP R13 standard to acquire the CSI-RS pattern indicated by the second field; and wherein the first field indicates a CSI-RS subframe configuration, and the second field indicates a CSI-RS configuration; and wherein configuring the second field in the RRC signaling to indicate the CSI-RS pattern in the special slot comprises: configuring the second field to indicate a corresponding relationship between a 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern and the CSI-RS pattern in the special slot, the corresponding relationship comprising a corresponding relationship between l' and n s mod 2, wherein, when l' in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern is more than 3, l' in the CSI-RS pattern in the special slot is a difference between l' in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern and 3; when l' in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern is less than or equal to 3, l' in the CSI-RS pattern in the special slot is a remainder obtained through dividing, by 7, a sum of l' in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern and 10; when l' in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern is more than 3 and ns mod 2 in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern is equal to 1, ns mod 2 in the CSI-RS pattern in the special slot is 1; except when l' in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern is more than 3 and ns mod 2 in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern is equal to 1, ns mod 2 in the CSI-RS pattern in the special slot is 0; and the location of a Resource Element occupied by the CSI-RS in a Physical Resource Block pair is represented by (k', l'), k' represents a row where the RE is located, l' represents a column where the RE is located, and ns represents a slot number. configuring the second field to indicate a corresponding relationship between a 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern and the CSI-RS pattern in the special slot, the corresponding relationship comprising a corresponding relationship between l' and n s mod 2, wherein, when l' in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern is more than 3, l' in the CSI-RS pattern in the special slot is a difference between l' in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern and 3; when l' in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern is less than or equal to 3, l' in the CSI-RS pattern in the special slot is a remainder obtained through dividing, by 7, a sum of l' in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern and 10; when l' in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern is more than 3 and ns mod 2 in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern is equal to 1, ns mod 2 in the CSI-RS pattern in the special slot is 1; except when l' in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern is more than 3 and ns mod 2 in the 3GPP R12 CSI-RS pattern is equal to 1, ns mod 2 in the CSI-RS pattern in the special slot is 0; and the location of a Resource Element occupied by the CSI-RS in a Physical Resource Block pair is represented by (k', l'), k' represents a row where the RE is located, l' represents a column where the RE is located, and ns represents a slot number.