Provided is a method for spinning cross-shaped multi-hole hollow short fibers with a recycle polyester bottle chip. The recycle polyester bottle chip is dried by a vacuum drum and then is subjected to melt spinning. The recycle polyester bottle chip enters a spinning box body by screw squeezing and is sprayed out from spinneret orifices of a cross-shaped multi-hole hollow spinneret plate, nascent fibers are obtained, then the processes such as cross air blow cooling forming, winding, bundling, drafting, curling, oiling, relaxation heat setting and cutting are carried out, and the cross-shaped multi-hole hollow short fibers with the fineness of 6.67-14.44 dtex are obtained. The spinneret orifices are formed in the cross-shaped multi-hole hollow spinneret plate, the spinneret orifices are distributed in an array mode, spinneret orifice inlets are guiding holes, and spinneret orifice outlets are spinneret capillary pores. A center arc hole group and four outer periphery arc hole groups are formed in the spinneret capillary pores. The four outer periphery arc hole groups and the center arc hole group form a cross-shaped structure. A spinning technology is improved, the spinneret plate is designed in an innovative mode, and the prepared cross-shaped multi-hole hollow short fibers have the advantages of being high in hollowness degree, good in rebound resilience, large in specific surface area, soft in hand feel, good in moisture absorbing and breathing performance and the like.