Nanostructured　ZnO　and　ternary　Zn-based　oxides　have　been　regarded　as　promising　anode　materials　for　lithium　ion　batteries.　In　the　present　work,　we　report　a　facile　and　simple　method　to　synthesize　the　highly　porous　ZnO/ZnFe2O4　hybrid　nanostructures　using　the　prussian　blue　analogue　as　the　sacrificial　template.　The　synthetic　process　only　contains　the　room　temperature　synthesis　of　the　precursor　with　a　subsequent　annealing　treatment.　Benefiting　from　their　unique　structural/component　merits,　the　ZnO/ZnFe2O4　hybrid　nanostructures　exhibit　excellent　lithium-storage　performance　as　anode　materials.　The　first　discharge　capacity　is　as　high　as　998.4 mA h g−1,　and　a　high　reversible　discharge　capacity　of　704 mA h g−1　is　still　retained　after　200　cycles,　indicating　good　cycle　stability.　The　porous　ZnO/ZnFe2O4　hybrid　nanostructures　could　be　a　high-performance　anode　materials　for　lithium　ion　batteries.　©　2017　Elsevier　B.V.