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  • 1

    v.(in traditional opera) rhyme the last sentence of a spoken part to introduce a vocal passage; use movements to mark the beat of the following vocal passage

    • yòng dòng zuò guī dìng xià miàn chàng duàn de jié zòu jiào jiào bǎn

      动作规定下面唱段节奏叫板

      Jiao Ban is to use movements to mark the beat of the following vocal passage.

  • 2

    v.challenge; provoke

    • xiǎo zuō fang zhuó lì kāi tuò shì chǎng yǔ dà gōng sī jiào bǎn

      作坊着力开拓市场公司叫板

      The small workshop challenges big companies in marketing.

    • nǐ kāi chē de shí hou zuì hǎo bié hé dà chē qù jiào bǎn

      开车时候最好大车叫板

      When you drive you'd better not play chicken with bigger cars.