How to say “Can you ship this abroad?” in Chinese
“Can you ship this abroad?” in Chinese is 可以寄到国外吗？, written in pinyin as Kěyǐ jì dào guówài ma?.
可以寄到国外吗？
Kěyǐ jì dào guówài ma?
Can you ship this abroad?
Word by word
What each part of 可以寄到国外吗？ actually means.
- 可以kěyǐcan
- 寄jìto ship / to mail
- 国外guówàiabroad
When you use it
- Ask it when a purchase is bulky or fragile — teapots, paintings, ceramics — and you would rather have it arrive home than survive your suitcase.
- It also opens the shipping conversation early: if the shop cannot send abroad, they may point you to a forwarding service, and you learn that before you pay.
Use 可以寄到国外吗？ in shopping situations. Prices, sizes, bargaining and paying.
Other ways people say it
The same idea, said differently. Roughly in the order you'll hear them.
能寄到美国吗？
Néng jì dào Měiguó ma?
Can you ship to the United States?
可以帮我寄快递吗？
Kěyǐ bāng wǒ jì kuàidì ma?
Can you help me send this by courier?
运费大概多少？
Yùnfèi dàgài duōshao?
Roughly how much is the shipping?
What usually trips people up
- Asking at markets and small stalls — international shipping lives at big shops, galleries and malls; a stall's answer will be no and the sentence works better one level up.
- Forgetting that 快递 is the magic word — domestic couriers are everywhere and cheap, so a nearby 快递点 can ship for you even when the shop itself cannot.
- Packing before asking — shops that do ship abroad pack to survive the trip, and their materials are better than what you have; ask first, let them wrap it.
What you might hear back
- 可以，走海运慢一些。Kěyǐ, zǒu hǎiyùn màn yìxiēYes — by sea, slower though.
- 我们这边寄不了。Wǒmen zhèbiān jì bu liǎoWe can't ship from here.
- 要填一张快递单。Yào tián yì zhāng kuàidì dānYou'll need to fill in a courier form.
Common questions
- How do you say "Can you ship this abroad?" in Chinese?
- "Can you ship this abroad?" in Chinese is 可以寄到国外吗？ — written in pinyin as Kěyǐ jì dào guówài ma?. It is a shopping phrase you would use in China.
- What does 可以寄到国外吗？ mean in Chinese?
- 可以寄到国外吗？ (Kěyǐ jì dào guówài ma?) means "Can you ship this abroad?". Broken down word by word: 可以 (kěyǐ) means "can"; 寄 (jì) means "to ship / to mail"; 国外 (guówài) means "abroad".
- When would you use "Can you ship this abroad?" in Chinese?
- Ask it when a purchase is bulky or fragile — teapots, paintings, ceramics — and you would rather have it arrive home than survive your suitcase. It also opens the shipping conversation early: if the shop cannot send abroad, they may point you to a forwarding service, and you learn that before you pay.
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