地dei6步bou6

English

1. stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved)
2. extent; condition; situation
3. a (usu. bad) situation
4. leeway

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 事情嘅階段，通常指已經去到好難挽回嘅階段（量詞：個）

Examples

• 你點會搞到噉嘅地步㗎？

  How did you get yourself into such a mess?

• 又未至於嚴重到呢個地步。

  It has not yet been as serious as such.

• 他还没有傻到相信这个故事的地步。

  He is not such a fool as to believe that story.

  Tatoeba · vicch CC BY

• 都到了這地步，跟他爭論也沒有用。

  There was no point in arguing with him at this point.

  Tatoeba · jenny5752 CC BY

• 我还没有钱到老能买便宜东西的地步。

  I'm not rich enough to buy cheap stuff.

  Tatoeba · jiangche CC BY

• 媒體對他所說的話斷章取義並發展到無法控制的地步了。

  Just one part of what he said got picked up by the media and took on a life of its own.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY