地步

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Chinese

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earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
a step; a pace; walk
a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
 
trad. (地步)
simp. #(地步)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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地步

  1. situation; plight
    事情怎麼地步 [MSC, trad.]
    事情怎么地步 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè shìqíng zěnme huì gǎo dào zhè zhǒng dìbù? [Pinyin]
    How did this matter end up like this?
  2. degree; extent
  3. (literary) leeway; room (for negotiation, to maneuver, etc.); latitude; margin; space
  4. (literary) location; sector; section
  5. (literary) position (in society, the world, etc.); standing; status

Synonyms

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  • (situation):
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  • (leeway):
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  • (location):
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  • (position): 地位 (dìwèi), (literary, or in compounds) (wèi)