石膏 (shí gāo) — plaster; plaster cast (used for broken bones)
Definition
石肙 (shígāo) is the material 'plaster' — the cast put on a broken bone and also used for sculpting. It refers to the substance itself, not the medical procedure.
noun
plasterplaster cast (used for broken bones)
Measure word · 块
Examples
- 石膏。Yī shēng zài tā gǔ zhé de shǒu bì shàng dǎ le shí gāo.The doctor put a plaster cast on his broken arm.
- 石膏，。shí gāo Gān le yǐ hòu, tā jiù kě yǐ huí jiā xiū xi le.After the plaster dried, he could go home and rest.
- 石膏-。Tā yòng shí gāo zuò le - gè xǔ xǔ rú shēng de diāo sù.He used plaster to make a lifelike sculpture.
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