Chinese phrase
能保管〜吗？ néng báo guǎn 〜 ma
Meaning
Could you hold ___?
When to use it
This phrase politely asks someone to keep an item briefly. It is common when asking a shop, hotel, or another place to store something for a short time.
Example dialogue
您好，请问你们店里能保管这些购物袋吗？ nín hǎo qǐng wèn nǐ men diàn lǐ néng báo guǎn zhè xiē gòu wù dài ma
Hello, could you hold these shopping bags in your shop?
可以，不过只能寄存两个小时。 ké yǐ bú guò zhǐ néng jì cún liǎng gè xiǎo shí
We can, but we can only hold them for two hours.