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HSK 7-9 · HSK VOCABULARY

叫板

jiàobǎn

to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)
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01 · MEANING

叫板

叫板 (jiàobǎn) is an HSK 7-9 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song); depending on context, it can also mean (coll.) to challenge. Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.

01to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)
02(coll.) to challenge
03 · PRACTISE WRITING

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04 · QUICK CHECK

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