叫板
jiào​bǎn HSK7

to signal the musicians

  • created sense approved 叫板 · jiào​bǎn · to signal the musicians — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    叫 (literal) → 叫 · jiào · to shout 板 (literal) → 板 · bǎn · beat

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  • created sense approved 叫板 · jiào​bǎn · to challenge — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    叫板

    jiào​bǎn

    to challenge

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

    叫, 板

    叫 (literal) → 叫 · jiào · to shout 板 (literal) → 板 · bǎn · board

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