Sodium-ion　batteries　(SIBs)　have　recently　attracted　increasing　attention　as　the　promising　alternative　to　lithium-ion　batteries　due　to　their　multiple　advantages　of　abundant　reserves　and　low　cost.　However,　the　development　of　highly　desirable　anode　materials　suitable　for　SIBs　is　still　hampered　by　a　rather　low　capacity,　poor　rate　capability,　and　cycling　stability.　Herein,　a　deliberate　design　to　implement　reliable　and　simple　fabrication　of　an　inverse　opal　structured　nanohybrid　of　carbon-confined　various　transition　metal　sulfides　quantum　dots　(QDs)　is　presented.　Comprehensive　characterizations　demonstrate　that　the　hybrids　hold　a　3D　architecture　with　uniform　dispersion　of　QDs　in　a　conductive　carbon　matrix　that　in　turn　encapsulates　these　quantum　dots.　With　Co　9　S　8　as　an　example,　such　a　unique　architecture,　when　applied　as　the　anode　of　SIBs,　endows　the　hybrids　with　multiple　advantages　including　a　high　reversible　specific　capacity,　extraordinary　high　rate　capability,　and　excellent　durability　over　2000　cycles　charging–discharging　process.　©　2018　WILEY-VCH　Verlag　GmbH　&　Co.　KGaA,　Weinheim