Coriolis mass flowmeter realizes real direct mass flow measuring,has became a kind of new flow meter in normal use in industrial control,energy measurement and energy saving management with its characteristics of anti-wear and anticorrosion,and measuring variety of mediums.It has been widely used in petrochemical,pharmaceutical and food industries.The working principle,the characteristics and choosing of Coriolis mass flow meter are presented,the surrounding factors witch can influence it's performance are analyzed,and zero drift problem of Coriolis mass flow meter is discussed in the paper.