jiào​bǎn HSK7

to signal the musicians

Senses

叫板 jiào​bǎn to signal the musicians

(in Chinese opera) to prolong the final word of a spoken line to signal to the musicians that a song is about to begin

叫板 jiào​bǎn to challenge

(colloquial) to challenge someone; to pick a fight or provoke

References

synonym 叫号/叫號 叫板/叫板