Chinese phrase
已归档 yǐ guī dàng
Meaning
already archived
When to use it
It says that something has already been moved to an archive. It is used for files, records, or other stored materials that are no longer active but can often be restored when needed.
Example dialogue
那个项目资料找到了吗? nà ge xiàng mù zī liào zhǎo dào le ma
Did you find the materials for that project?
找到了,不过已归档,要我帮你恢复吗? zhǎo dào le bú guò yǐ guī dàng yào wǒ bāng nǐ huī fù ma
I found them, but they have already been archived. Should I restore them for you?