叫板 jiào bǎn

(coll.) to challenge

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
叫 jiào HSK 1
to be called; to call; to shout
板 bǎn HSK 3
board; plank; hard