地步

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

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 地 dì
  1. earth
  2. ground
  3. field
  4. place
  5. land

classifier: 片
2 步 bù
  1. a step
  2. a pace
  3. walk
  4. march
  5. stages in a process
  6. situation