石膏

shígāo

noun #12,404

Measure Word

一块石膏 kuài

Meanings

1 gypsum
2 plaster
3 plaster cast (for a broken bone)

Characters

paste; ointment

Examples

HSK 2

他的腿打了石膏。

Tā de tuǐ dǎ le shígāo.

His leg was put in a plaster cast.

HSK 2

这面墙是用石膏做的。

Zhè miàn qiáng shì yòng shígāo zuò de.

This wall is made of plaster.

Tips

usage

石膏 covers both the mineral gypsum and the medical plaster cast. In a hospital context, 打石膏 means to put on a cast; in construction, 石膏板 means plasterboard/drywall.

Stroke Order

石 shí

膏 gāo