中盤

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: In 中盤 (ちゅうばん), middle 中 and phase 盤 combine to denote the middle stage.
• Basic usage: 中盤 is the middle portion of a game, story, or process with a beginning and end.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The middle of an ordered whole
  • 中盤から marks it as a starting point, while 中盤で marks the stage at which an event occurs.