How to say “Can I store my luggage?” in Chinese
“Can I store my luggage?” in Chinese is 可以寄存行李吗？, written in pinyin as Kěyǐ jìcún xíngli ma?.
可以寄存行李吗？
Kěyǐ jìcún xíngli ma?
Can I store my luggage?
Word by word
What each part of 可以寄存行李吗？ actually means.
- 可以kěyǐcan / may
- 寄存jìcúnto store / check (bags)
- 行李xíngliluggage
- 吗maquestion particle
When you use it
- Use it when you have checked out but the evening train is hours away, or when you arrive long before check-in opens.
- The same question works at train stations and mall storage counters, where the answer includes a per-day price.
Use 可以寄存行李吗？ in hotel situations. Check in, check out and fix things in your room.
Other ways people say it
The same idea, said differently. Roughly in the order you'll hear them.
行李能放这儿吗？
Xíngli néng fàng zhèr ma?
Can I leave my luggage here?
存到晚上可以吗？
Cún dào wǎnshang kěyǐ ma?
Can it stay until evening?
有行李寄存处吗？
Yǒu xíngli jìcúnchù ma?
Is there a luggage storage room?
What usually trips people up
- Confusing 寄存 with 寄 — 寄 alone means to mail; luggage goes into 寄存 or just 放.
- Assuming it is free — hotels store guest bags free; stations and malls charge per bag per day, so ask the price when it is not your hotel.
- Losing the claim ticket — take the 憑條, photograph it, and check the closing time before walking away.
What you might hear back
- 可以，放前台这边。Kěyǐ, fàng qiántái zhèbiānSure, leave it at the front desk.
- 晚上八点前取。Wǎnshang bā diǎn qián qǔPick it up before 8 p.m.
- 一件十块。Yí jiàn shí kuàiTen yuan per bag.
Common questions
- How do you say "Can I store my luggage?" in Chinese?
- "Can I store my luggage?" in Chinese is 可以寄存行李吗？ — written in pinyin as Kěyǐ jìcún xíngli ma?. It is a hotel phrase you would use in China.
- What does 可以寄存行李吗？ mean in Chinese?
- 可以寄存行李吗？ (Kěyǐ jìcún xíngli ma?) means "Can I store my luggage?". Broken down word by word: 可以 (kěyǐ) means "can / may"; 寄存 (jìcún) means "to store / check (bags)"; 行李 (xíngli) means "luggage"; 吗 (ma) means "question particle".
- When would you use "Can I store my luggage?" in Chinese?
- Use it when you have checked out but the evening train is hours away, or when you arrive long before check-in opens. The same question works at train stations and mall storage counters, where the answer includes a per-day price.
Where you'll use it
可以寄存行李吗？ comes up in these situations, in this order.
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