- 生石膏 shēngshígāo gypsumgypsum; plaster stone; a colorless or white mineral used in construction and sculpture, or as an ingredient in Chinese medicine
- 石膏像 shígāoxiàng plaster statueStatue or bust made of plaster, commonly used as a subject for sketching in art classes.
- 硬石膏 yìngshígāo anhydriteanhydrite; a calcium sulfate mineral that occurs in granular masses and is harder than [[石膏|石膏|shi2 gao1]]
- 熟石膏 shúshígāo plaster of Pariscalcined gypsum; a white powder made by heating gypsum that hardens when mixed with water and is used for making casts, models, or plastering walls
- 煅石膏 duànshígāo plaster of Parisplaster of Paris; calcined gypsum
- 烧石膏 shāoshígāo plaster of ParisA white powder produced by heating [[石膏|石膏|shi2 gao1]] to high temperatures; it hardens when mixed with water and is used for making models or sculptures.
- 泉石膏肓 quánshígāohuāng obsession with natureA deep, habitual love of mountain scenery and natural landscapes; literally "mountain springs and rocks in one's vital organs," meaning the obsession is like an incurable disease
- 石膏墙板 shígāoqiángbǎn drywalldrywall; gypsum wallboard; plasterboard
- 石膏绷带 shígāobēngdài plaster bandagea plaster bandage or plaster cast used to hold a broken bone in place; orthopedic cast
- 无水石膏 wúshuǐshígāo anhydriteanhydrous calcium sulfate, occurring naturally as a mineral or produced by heating gypsum; plaster of Paris