Mandarin Chinese and English are the top two used languages globally. More than 700 universities are offering Chinese language courses in the US. However, even advanced learners struggle when it comes to pronunciation and tones. Intermediate-level learners’ average tonal production accuracy is 70% and 40% for beginning-level Chinese learners. Tones need to be practiced and perfected. But more importantly, tone mistakes need to be spotted and corrected, and fortunately, there’s an AI-powered app for this.
YiChi, a language learning app for Chinese Mandarin, brings the most effective and efficient way of improving Chinese speaking skills. YiCHi’s cutting-edge AI-based evaluation system coupled with professionally curated lessons enables learners to learn and perfectly pronounce Chinese Mandarin. The AI evaluates voice and gives feedback on each individual syllable so that learners can perfect their tone and then move to a new word. YiChi is the world’s first app with the ability to replace the learning model used by Chinese learners. Moreover, YiChi can help learners prepare for advanced HSK levels.
Some people cannot hold a conversation in Chinese even after passing the HSK4 exam. “Millions of Mandarin learners across the world get frustrated even after clearing the advanced HSK levels, they are being told that their pronunciation is not making sense while having a real-life conversation,” says Song YIYI, Founder, YiChi.
Today, approximately 16% of the world’s population speaks Chinese, making it the most spoken language globally. Around 1.31 billion people speak Chinese; however, there are no solutions available that are competent enough to assist individual learners while improving their pronunciation. YiChi is the first and only product in the market with the ability to help learners master the language.
Song YIYI, the Founder of YiChi, is a Master of Chinese Linguistics from Beijing University in China. Song has vast expertise in BCT and HSK with an overall teaching experience of more than ten years to thousands of students worldwide. Song thrives the most when it comes to helping learners acquire Mandarin as a second language.
The learning and evaluation process of Mandarin at the HSK Levels doesn’t include pronunciation as a criterion of language acquisition. Song figured out this gap in Mandarin Learning across the world and decided to leverage the power of AI and introduce a solution. With YiChi, Song aims to help every Mandarin learner practice and improve their pronunciation without any tutor.
This robust tool to learn Chinese can quickly break down tones, initials, and finals of the user’s pronunciation and suggest areas of improvement. Moreover, AI-powered YiChi’s evaluation system can compare a learner’s pronunciation to a database of millions of native voice samples and evaluate the diction. Furthermore, the learning system designed with cutting-edge technology ensures that the learners grasp the pronunciations.
YiChi is available on Google Play and App Store.