叫 jiào
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 丩 to connect, to join
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
叫板
jiàobǎn
to challenge; to defy
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 小公司公开叫板行业巨头，反而吸引了大量媒体关注。 Xiǎo gōngsī gōngkāi jiàobǎn hángyè jùtóu, fǎn'ér xīyǐn le dàliàng méitǐ guānzhù. The small company openly challenged the industry giant and instead attracted substantial media attention.
- 一个新手居然敢向冠军叫板。 Yí ge xīnshǒu jūrán gǎn xiàng guànjūn jiàobǎn. A beginner actually dared to challenge the champion.
- 别跟老板叫板，对你没有好处。 Bié gēn lǎobǎn jiàobǎn, duì nǐ méiyǒu hǎochù. Don't defy the boss; it won't do you any good.
Related words
- 叫 jiào to call, to be called; to shout
- 叫作 jiàozuò to be called
- 叫 jiào by (passive marker)
- 叫好 jiàohǎo to applaud; to cheer approval
- 黑板 hēibǎn blackboard
- 板 bǎn board; plank
- 老板 lǎobǎn boss; shop owner
- 板块 bǎnkuài sector; plate; block
- 地板 dìbǎn floor; floorboard
- 拍板 pāibǎn to make the final decision
- 天花板 tiānhuābǎn ceiling
- 媲美 pìměi to rival; to compare favourably with