事情怎么到了这地步？
How did things come to this?
地步
stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); a (usu. bad) situation; leeway
noun HSK 3.0 · Band 7
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Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.
地
步
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Build with these blocks
Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.
地
See it in sentences
他竟穷到这种地步。
He is actually this poor.