Word: 叫板 (jiàobǎn) 叫板 dictionary entry jiàobǎn to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song); to challenge Full dictionary entry for 叫板 Example sentences using 叫板 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 他居然敢跟老板叫板。 Tā jūrán gǎn gēn lǎobǎn jiàobǎn. He actually dares to challenge the boss. 小公司敢向大公司叫板吗？ Xiǎo gōngsī gǎn xiàng dà gōngsī jiàobǎn ma? Would a small company dare to challenge a big one?