| 暂缺 | zan4 que1 | in deficit (of commodity) |
| 短角牛 | duan3 jia3 niu2 | shorthorn |
| 矮个子 | ai3 ge5 zi3 | shorty |
| 速显液 | su4 xian3 ye4 | shortstop |
| 速止剂 | su4 zhi3 ji4 | shortstopper |
| 快捷方式 | kuai4 jie2 fang1 shi4 | (computer) shortcut |
| 肖特利 | xiao4 te4 li4 | Shortley |
| 配售 | pei4 shou4 | to ration merchandise (esp. food in times of shortages) |
| 长话短说 | chang2 hua4 duan3 shuo1 | to make a long story short |
| 护短 | hu4 duan3 | to cover up (errors) |
| 目光短浅 | mu4 guang1 duan3 qian3 | to be shortsighted |
| 虎蹲炮 | hu3 dun1 pao4 | an ancient catapult |
| 总的来说 | zong3 de5 lai2 shuo1 | in short |