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

Word info

Pinyin

jiàobǎn

Meaning

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

Characters

2

Part of speech

verb

HSK level

HSK 7

Chinese explanation

• 传统戏曲中一种程式化的动作，演员把念白的末一个字拖长，并配合手势向乐队示意，提醒琴师和鼓师准备起唱或伴奏
• 后来也泛指用言语或行动向对方公开挑战、发起挑衅。