Chinese phrase
可以〜续借吗？ ké yǐ 〜 xù jiè ma
Meaning
Can I renew the loan for ___?
When to use it
This asks whether an item loan can be renewed. It is a polite, practical question used when the borrower wants to keep the item longer.
Example dialogue
可以 把实验室的相机 续借吗？ ké yǐ bǎ shí yàn shì de xiàng jī xù jiè ma
Can I renew the loan for the lab camera?
抱歉，这台相机下周已有预约，不能续借。 bào qiàn zhè tái xiàng jī xià zhōu yí yǒu yù yuē bù néng xù jiè
Sorry, this camera is already reserved for next week, so the loan cannot be renewed.