CHINESE SUBJECT AI

for Chinese

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.

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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

Practice items on ESSAi are AI-generated or ESSAi-authored in exam formats (for example DSE / TSA / HKAT format), with reference to the EDB curriculum. They are not HKEAA examination papers, sample papers, practice papers or marking schemes, and are not original exercises from any textbook or commercial assessment publisher. See our Copyright Notice. Copyright Notice

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.

Grammar drills + flashcards

TSA / HKAT-aligned Chinese grammar and vocabulary drills; adaptive flashcards by student level; automatic weakness flagging with class-level teacher reports.

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

Writing

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Cantonese oral

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Putonghua oral

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Reading

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Listening

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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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