- 长长短短 chángchángduǎnduǎn uneven in lengthof varying or uneven length; having different lengths mixed together
- 长短句 chángduǎnjù lyric poetryAnother name for the [[词|詞|ci2]] genre of classical poetry, characterized by lines of varying lengths
- 十个指头有长短 shígezhǐtouyǒuchángduǎn everyone is different(idiom) people are not all the same, just as fingers vary in length; it is natural for there to be inequality or differences in ability and character among individuals
- 长短格 chángduǎngé trocheea metrical foot in poetry consisting of a long syllable followed by a short one, or a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed one
- 长短短格 chángduǎnduǎngé dactyla metrical foot used in poetry consisting of one long or stressed syllable followed by two short or unstressed syllables