Phones and smart homes: a Chinese conversation with pinyin

The conversation

Speakers: Yating and Xiaoyu.

1. Yating

   早(zǎo)啊(a)。七(qī)点(diǎn)灯(dēng)自(zì)动(dòng)亮(liàng)了(le)，电(diàn)饭(fàn)煲(bāo)也(yě)开(kāi)始(shǐ)煮(zhǔ)饭(fàn)了(le)。

   Morning. The lights turned on automatically at seven, and the rice cooker's already going.

2. Xiaoyu

   你(nǐ)怎(zěn)么(me)跟(gēn)播(bō)报(bào)天(tiān)气(qì)预(yù)报(bào)似(shì)的(de)？

   Why do you sound like a weather report?

3. Yating

   这(zhè)叫(jiào)智(zhì)能(néng)场(chǎng)景(jǐng)！灯(dēng)光(guāng)、电(diàn)饭(fàn)煲(bāo)、空(kōng)气(qì)净(jìng)化(huà)器(qì)、扫(sǎo)地(dì)机(jī)器(qì)人(rén)全(quán)在(zài)同(tóng)一(yí)个(gè) App 里(lǐ)。

   It's called a smart scene! The lights, rice cooker, air purifier, and robot vacuum are all in the same app.

4. Xiaoyu

   要(yào)是(shi)家(jiā)里(lǐ)断(duàn)网(wǎng)了(le)怎(zěn)么(me)办(bàn)？

   What happens if your internet goes out?

5. Yating

   那(nà)我(wǒ)就(jiù)得(děi)像(xiàng)原(yuán)始(shǐ)人(rén)一(yí)样(yàng)，自(zì)己(jǐ)去(qù)按(àn)开(kāi)关(guān)了(le)。

   Then I'd have to turn switches on myself like a caveman.

6. Xiaoyu

   不(bú)算(suàn)手(shǒu)机(jī)和(hé)笔(bǐ)记(jì)本(běn)，2025年(nián)底(dǐ)小(xiǎo)米(mǐ)连(lián)了(le)多(duō)少(shao)台(tái)物(wù)联(lián)网(wǎng)设(shè)备(bèi)？

   Leaving out phones and laptops, how many IoT devices did Xiaomi have connected by the end of 2025?

   1. 1,079.2 million台(tái) 1,079.2 million
   2. 107.9 million台(tái) 107.9 million
   3. 10.79 billion台(tái) 10.79 billion

   Answer

   1,079.2 million台(tái) 1,079.2 million

7. Yating

   1,079.2 million。有(yǒu)22.7 million的(de)用(yòng)户(hù)连(lián)了(le)五(wǔ)个(gè)以(yǐ)上(shàng)呢(ne)。

   1,079.2 million. And 22.7 million users have five or more connected.

8. Xiaoyu

   你(nǐ)家(jiā)光(guāng)设(shè)备(bèi)就(jiù)有(yǒu)十(shí)四(sì)个(gè)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)数(shǔ)着(zhe)呢(ne)。

   You've got fourteen devices just by yourself, I've been counting.

9. Yating

   再(zài)说(shuō)手(shǒu)机(jī)。2025年(nián)华(huá)为(wéi)可(kě)是(shì)排(pái)在(zài)内(nèi)地(dì)市(shì)场(chǎng)第(dì)一(yī)名(míng)。

   And speaking of phones, Huawei took the number one spot in the mainland market in 2025.

10. Xiaoyu

    我(wǒ)听(tīng)说(shuō)这(zhè)是(shì)五(wǔ)年(nián)里(lǐ)头(tou)一(yì)回(huí)。

    I heard that's a first in five years.

11. Yating

    到(dào)12月(yuè)底(dǐ)，HarmonyOS 5和(hé)6已(yǐ)经(jīng)装(zhuāng)在(zài)27 million台(tái)设(shè)备(bèi)上(shàng)了(le)。

    By the end of December, HarmonyOS 5 and 6 were already running on 27 million devices.

12. Xiaoyu

    我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)机(jī)都(dōu)用(yòng)了(le)三(sān)年(nián)了(le)，现(xiàn)在(zài)照(zhào)样(yàng)挺(tǐng)流(liú)畅(chàng)。

    My phone's three years old and it's still running totally fine.

13. Yating

    我(wǒ)知(zhī)道(dào)，我(wǒ)每(měi)次(cì)看(kàn)你(nǐ)用(yòng)都(dōu)替(tì)它(tā)捏(niē)把(bǎ)汗(hàn)。

    I know, every time I watch you use it I'm sweating bullets.

14. Xiaoyu

    对(duì)了(le)，你(nǐ)的(de)扫(sǎo)地(dì)机(jī)器(qì)人(rén)刚(gāng)才(cái)好(hǎo)像(xiàng)卡(qiǎ)在(zài)沙(shā)发(fā)底(dǐ)下(xia)不(bú)动(dòng)了(le)。

    Oh yeah, your robot vacuum looks like it got stuck under the couch.

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