Chinese phrase
〜之前已经回答过了 〜 zhī qián yǐ jīng huí dá guò le
Meaning
___ has already been answered
When to use it
Indicates that a question has already been answered earlier. It often appears in replies when the same information is requested again, with a neutral or firm tone.
Example dialogue
能不能再说明一下付款流程？ néng bù néng zài shuō míng yí xià fù kuǎn liú chéng
Could you go over the payment process again?
关于付款流程之前已经回答过了，步骤见项目说明。 guān yú fù kuǎn liú chéng zhī qián yǐ jīng huí dá guò le bù zhòu jiàn xiàng mù shuō míng
The question about the payment process has been answered before; the steps are in the project description.