地步
Old HSK 6
地步 (dìbù) · extent
地步 (dìbù) means “extent; state; situation”. It is written with 2 characters: 地 (adverb particle (-ly)) + 步 (step). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 地步 is built
The characters
地 de · adverb particle (-ly)
What 地 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 也yě — also
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 也 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
步 bù · step
What 步 is made of
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 上shàng — above
Origin hint: Modern form of 歨; putting one foot 止 in front of the other (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
事情怎么会发展到这个地步？Shìqing zěnme huì fāzhǎn dào zhège dìbù?How did things get to this point?
他累到了站不起来的地步。Tā lèi dào le zhàn bù qǐlai de dìbù.He was so tired he couldn't stand up.
Questions about 地步
What does 地步 mean?
地步 (dìbù) means “extent; state; situation”.
How do you pronounce 地步?
地步 is pronounced dìbù.
Which HSK level is 地步?
地步 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 地点dìdiǎnlocation
- 地方dìfangplace
- 地上dìshangon the ground
- 地图dìtúmap
- 草地cǎodìlawn
- 地球dìqiúthe earth
- 地铁dìtiěsubway
- 地铁站dìtiězhànsubway station
- 外地wàidìanother part of the country
- 当地dāngdìlocal
Learn 地步 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 42: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.