Chinese phrase
之前不通过的原因是〜 zhī qián bù tōng guò de yuán yīn shì 〜
Meaning
The reason it was not approved last time was ___
When to use it
This explains why something was not approved last time. It is used in business talks about incomplete materials or problems in a review process.
Example dialogue
我查了一下，之前不通过的原因是资料不全，缺少技术评估报告。 wǒ chá le yí xià zhī qián bù tōng guò de yuán yīn shì zī liào bù quán quē shǎo jì shù píng gū bào gào
I checked: it failed before due to incomplete files and a missing technical report.
好的，我这周把评估报告补上再提交。 hǎo de wǒ zhè zhōu bǎ píng gū bào gào bǔ shàng zài tí jiāo
Okay, I will add the evaluation report and submit it again this week.