叫板
jiào bǎnEnglish Meaning
to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song); (coll.) to challenge
HSK 7
00:03
“Back off right now, or Lord Xu will crush you.”
徐大人要保田家
“Lord Xu is the one protecting the Tian family now.”
“If you keep pushing, you'll be openly challenging Lord Xu.”
你想想你自己的身份 要是与徐大人作对
“Think about your own identity. If you go against Lord Xu,”
HSK 7
00:01
“You have no idea how crazy he is about her—he even dared to defy our mother!”
我更没想到 我三哥 居然也那么喜欢她 我跟你说
“And I really didn't expect Yanyun to like her that much either. Let me tell you.”
“Yanyun even stood up to my mother for her,”
还特意 请了何夫人做大媒
“and specially asked Madam He to act as matchmaker.”
HSK 7
00:02
“Back off for now; confronting him while he has favor is political suicide.”
好汉不吃眼前亏
“that a wise man doesn't fight when the odds are against him?”
“Don't challenge Ji Feng.”
他现在是老太太眼前的红人
“He's the Old Madam's favorite right now.”
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