With the advancement of semiconductor and new-energy engineering, detecting hydrogen sulfide (H
2S) at extremely low concentrations has attracted increasing attention. To address challenges in trace H
2S measurement, this study integrates preconcentration with cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) and develops a preconcentration-CRDS system for detecting trace H
2S impurities. This paper systematically describes the selection of solid adsorbents, the system design, and the experimental protocols. First, based on the CRDS detection capability (0.5 μmol/mol H
2S), the evolution of H
2S concentration during the preconcentration process is investigated. Calibration experiments established a quantitative relationship between the maximum H
2S concentration during the desorption stage and the initial H
2S concentration in the sample gas. The results indicate that the preconcentration approach enhances the H
2S concentration by more than sixfold. The system performance, including reproducibility, detection limit, and long-term measurement stability, is analyzed in detail. The relative error of the maximum H
2S concentration across three experiments is 5.5%. The detection limit, defined as twice the zero-point noise, is approximately 36.8 nmol/mol. The stability, derived from Allan-variance analysis, is 0.4 nmol/mol. Finally, quantitative measurements of trace H
2S in CH
4, C
2H
6, C
2H
4, C
3H
8, C
4H
10, and CO are performed using the developed system. The H
2S content in C
4H
10 is the highest, at approximately 83 nmol/mol. In contrast, for CH
4 and C
2H
6, no H
2S desorption is observed during the desorption stage. Based on the production processes and experimental findings, potential sources of H
2S in different fuels are analyzed. Overall, the preconcentration-CRDS system demonstrated excellent performance for trace H
2S detection, offering a promising and innovative approach for monitoring ultra-low H
2S concentrations.