叫板 jiào bǎn — to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)
jiào (fourth tone, falling) bǎn (third tone, dipping)jiao4 ban3
to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standard
Meanings
to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)
to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song); (coll.) to challenge