Chinese phrase
可以寄存〜吗？ ké yǐ jì cún 〜 ma
Meaning
Could you hold ___?
When to use it
A polite way to ask if a place can hold an item. It is common when asking a shop, hotel, or service desk to keep something for a short time.
Example dialogue
你好，可以寄存包裹吗？ ní hǎo ké yǐ jì cún bāo guǒ ma
Hello, could you hold this package?
可以，不过我们只保管三天。 ké yǐ bú guò wǒ men zhǐ báo guǎn sān tiān
Yes, but we only hold items for three days.