Chinese words · HSK 7–9

叫板

jiàobǎn

to challenge; to throw down the gauntlet

Every meaning

jiàobǎn

  1. to challenge; to throw down the gauntlet
  2. (Chinese opera) to cue the music with a drawn-out line

Its characters

Words with 叫

Words with 板

Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).