zǒu
bǎn

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Meaning of 走板

走板 means (in traditional opera or music) to miss the beat; to be off-rhythm; to digress; to stray from the subject; to speak or act inappropriately. Pronounced zǒu bǎn.

  • (in traditional opera or music) to miss the beat; to be off-rhythm
  • to digress; to stray from the subject; to speak or act inappropriately

Definitions & Examples

jīn
tiān
zhuàng
tài
hǎo
 
chàng
de
zǒu
le
bǎn
 

He wasn't in good form today and sang off-beat.

Zhè
duàn
kuài
bǎn
néng
zǒu
bǎn
 
yào
zài
diǎn
shang
 

You can't miss the beat in this allegro section; you must hit the drum accents precisely.

Luó
shī
jiā
kuài
 
jiù
jǐn
zhāng
de
zǒu
bǎn
le
 

As soon as the percussionist sped up, he got nervous and lost the rhythm.