CHINESE SUBJECT AI

Essai for Chinese

Essai 中文 · Writing · Speaking · Reading · Listening — Cantonese + Putonghua

HK-tuned AI for the Chinese panel. Essay marking within 5% of human markers (CDC-aligned), oral coach for both Cantonese and Putonghua (TSA / DSE / SEN), one-click reading & listening item generation. 95% handwriting OCR on HK Traditional Chinese.

TeachersStudents

WritingSpeakingReadingListeningCantonesePutonghuaP3–P6S1–S6

Book school demo EDB HK$500k funding

100K+ essays marked · Cantonese + Putonghua oral · 95% handwriting OCR

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Create Chinese essay marking task

≤5% marking error

Cantonese + Putonghua

Chinese teacher pain · Essai solution

Chinese essay marking takes forever; handwritten drafts need manual typing.

95% OCR on HK Traditional Chinese handwriting. AI marks in 30s within 5% of human markers.

Cantonese oral practice is time-consuming to orchestrate; students get few reps.

AI dialogue in both Cantonese and Putonghua, ~4×/month per student. Weaker students +59%.

Reading/listening items are slow to write and mark.

AI generates items from any article/video; marks instantly.

Key features

AI Chinese essay marking

Traditional Chinese model aligned with CDC / TSA / DSE; 95% handwriting OCR; Word class report.

AI Cantonese + Putonghua oral

Both languages natively trained; TSA / DSE / interview scenarios; SEN support.

AI reading comprehension

Paste article or YouTube → one-click item generation + auto-marking; TSA/DSE item types.

AI listening practice

AI-generated audio in Cantonese or Putonghua + auto-items + answer key.

School-based rubrics

Plug in your school’s Chinese rubric or align with TSA / DSE standards.

Cross-skill class report

Weakness heatmap across writing/speaking/reading/listening; Word export.

How it works

Pick the skill

Writing · speaking · reading · listening. Teacher assigns, or students self-study.

AI evaluates in real time

30s turnaround with per-dimension feedback and suggested revisions.

Release or export

Teacher releases to students, or exports Word class report for the staffroom.

Skills + grade coverage

	P3	P4	P5	P6	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6
Writing
Cantonese oral
Putonghua oral
Reading
Listening

4-in-1

Writing · Speaking · Reading · Listening · Cantonese + Putonghua · 100K+ essays marked · +59% oral gain

HK primary Chinese teacher

“(1) Clean UI — works equally well on desktop, tablet, and mobile. (2) Content draws heavily from TSA, which makes it great pre-exam practice for improving students’ oral skills.”

— HK primary school Chinese teacher

FAQ

Does Essai support Traditional Chinese?

Yes. Trained specifically for HK curriculum and book-written Traditional Chinese — not translated from Simplified.

Is the Cantonese actually HK-authentic?

Yes. Natively trained on HK Cantonese; not a Mandarin model with a Cantonese voice.

How accurate is the handwriting OCR?

95% on HK Traditional Chinese handwriting, benchmarked on 100K+ real student essays.

When do Reading/Listening demos ship?

The products are live in the platform; marketing demos are being assembled. Book a live demo to try now.

Is student data used to train AI?

Never. Each school has its own tenant; Essai Sovereign (on-prem) available for stricter isolation.

Can we fund this with the EDB HK$500k programme?

Yes. Essai meets EDB Circular 221/2025. We provide the application template.

Book school demo EDB HK$500k funding WhatsApp 9512 1375

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