Word Detail

叫板

jiào bǎn

to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song), (coll.) to challenge

HSK 7-9 (v3.0)

Examples

敢于叫板。

Gǎnyú jiàobǎn.

Dare to challenge.

跟老板叫板。

Gēn lǎobǎn jiàobǎn.

Challenge the boss.