The present disclosure provides methods and devices for transmitting and receiving a pilot signal, so as to reduce the number of antenna ports for transmitting the pilot signal and reduce pilot resource consumption. The method for transmitting the pilot signal includes: generating, by a base station, a pilot signal formed by a wide beam and a pilot signal formed by a plurality of narrow beams; and transmitting, by the base station, the pilot signals to a UE through at least one pre-configured first antenna port and at least one pre-configured second antenna port, the pilot signal formed by the wide beam being transmitted through the first antenna port, and the pilot signal formed by the plurality of narrow beams being transmitted through the second antenna port.