Chinese phrase
能保留到〜吗？ néng bǎo liú dào 〜 ma
Meaning
Can you hold it until ___?
When to use it
Asks whether something can be held until a stated time. It is often a polite request to reserve an item or keep an option available.
Example dialogue
我在购物车里有件商品，能保留到 下周 吗？ wǒ zài gòu wù chē lí yǒu jiàn shāng pǐn néng bǎo liú dào xià zhōu ma
I have an item in my cart. Can you hold it until next week?
抱歉，下周就无法保留，我们最多保留48小时。 bào qiàn xià zhōu jiù wú fǎ bǎo liú wǒ men zuì duō bǎo liú 48 xiǎo shí
Sorry, we can't hold it until next week. We can only hold it for up to 48 hours.