# 叫板 (jiàobǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 叫板 (jiàobǎn) means “to challenge; to defy”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to challenge; to defy
- Pinyin: jiàobǎn (jiao4 ban3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这位年轻选手敢于向冠军叫板。
  Zhè wèi niánqīng xuǎnshǒu gǎnyú xiàng guànjūn jiàobǎn.
  This young player dares to challenge the champion.

## Characters

- [叫](https://hanziro.com/word/jiao-be-called/) (jiào): to be called; to call
- [板](https://hanziro.com/word/ban-board/) (bǎn): board; plank

https://hanziro.com/word/jiao-ban-challenge/

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