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title: "Dibu Meaning: 地步 (dìbù) Means “extent”"
description: "地步 (dìbù) means “extent; point; state (usually bad)”. Hear its tones, see what 地 and 步 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dibu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 地步 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

地步 dìbù

## extent; point; state (usually bad)

## Its characters

1. 地 dì earth
2. 步 bù situation (as in 地步)

## In a sentence

事情怎么会发展到这个地步？ How did things get to this point?

[More about 地步](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9C%B0%E6%AD%A5)

## More words with 地 or 步

- [本地 běndì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bendi)
- [步伐 bùfá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bufa)
- [步骤 bùzhòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buzhou)
- [草地 cǎodì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caodi)
- [产地 chǎndì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chandi)
- [场地 chǎngdì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changdi)
- [初步 chūbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chubu)
- [大地 dàdì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadi)
- [当地 dāngdì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangdi)
- [地板 dìbǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diban)

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