Place your luggage on the belt (Chinese)

请把行李放在传送带上。

qǐng bǎ xíngli fàng zài chuánsòngdài shàng

Place your luggage on the belt

Character breakdown

请

please

qǐng

把

particle marking object

bǎ

行

to walk (in 行李)

xíng

李

plum (in 行李)

lǐ

放

to put

fàng

在

at, on

zài

传

to transmit (in 传送带)

chuán

送

to send (in 传送带)

sòng

带

belt, band (in 传送带)

dài

上

on top, up

shàng

Grammar and structure

The phrase starts with 'qǐng' (please), then 'bǎ' (a particle that marks the object), 'xíngli' (luggage), 'fàng zài' (place on), and 'chuánsòngdài shàng' (on the belt).

Variations and politeness

请把行李放到传送带上。

qǐng bǎ xíngli fàng dào chuánsòngdài shàng

Please put the luggage onto the conveyor belt. — Uses 'dào' to emphasize the direction of placing onto the belt.

把行李放在这里。

bǎ xíngli fàng zài zhèlǐ

Put the luggage here. — More casual and direct, omitting 'please'.

Mini dialogue

请把行李放在传送带上。

qǐng bǎ xíngli fàng zài chuánsòngdài shàng

Please place your luggage on the conveyor belt.

好的，我马上就来。

hǎo de, wǒ mǎshàng jiù lái

Okay, I'll be right there.

When to use it

Appropriate

At an airport check-in counter when directing a passenger to place luggage on the belt.
At airport security when asking someone to put bags through the X-ray machine.
In any formal travel setting where you need to instruct someone politely.

Avoid when

In casual settings like asking a friend to put a bag on a table; it would sound overly formal and out of place.
When speaking to someone who is not at an airport or similar travel context, as the phrase specifically refers to a conveyor belt.

Frequently asked questions

How do you say 'Please put your luggage on the conveyor belt' in Chinese?

You can say 'qǐng bǎ xíngli fàng zài chuánsòngdài shàng'.

How do you pronounce 'qǐng bǎ xíngli fàng zài chuánsòngdài shàng'?

It is pronounced with the third tone on 'qǐng', third tone on 'bǎ', second tone on 'xíng', neutral tone on 'li', fourth tone on 'fàng', fourth tone on 'zài', second tone on 'chuán', fourth tone on 'sòng', fourth tone on 'dài', and fourth tone on 'shàng'.