Tumor　invasion/metastasis　is　still　the　major　cause　of　death　in　cancer　patients.　Membrane　type-1　matrix　metalloproteinase　(MT1-MMP)　is　directly　related　to　tumor　invasion/metastasis.　To　accurately　and　quickly　distinguish　the　risk　of　invasion/metastasis　of　primary　tumor　cells,　it　is　urgent　to　develop　a　simple　and　precise　quantitative　method　to　distinguish　the　expression　level　of　MT1-MMP.　In　this　work,　we　have　constructed　red　fluorescent　Au　clusters　with　peroxidase-like　properties　that　could　specifically　bind　to　MT1-MMP　on　human　cervical　cancer　cells.　After　MT1-MMP　was　labelled　with　Au　clusters,　we　could　visually　see　red　fluorescence　of　MT1-MMP　on　cervical　cancer　cells　via　fluorescence　microscopy　and　catalytic　color　imaging　using　an　ordinary　optical　microscope.　The　constructed　Au　clusters　contained　26　Au　atoms;　thus,　the　amount　of　MT1-MMP　on　cervical　cancer　cells　could　be　accurately　quantified　using　inductively　coupled　plasma　mass　spectrometry　(ICP-MS).　More　importantly,　the　invasion/metastasis　capabilities　of　the　cervical　cancer　Siha,　Caski　and　Hela　cells　with　different　MT1-MMP　amounts　could　be　accurately　distinguished　by　fluorescence/catalysis　qualitative　imaging　and　ICP-MS　quantitative　analysis.　This　method　of　qualitative/quantitative　analysis　of　tumor-associated　proteins　on　cancer　cells　has　great　potential　for　accurately　diagnosing　aggressive　tumor　cells　and　assessment　of　their　invasion/metastasis　risk.