The following blog post is by Kiril Bolotnikov, student at New York University Shanghai. Chinese is, as many know, a tonal language. There are four tones: one flat, one rising, one that falls and then ...

This is a mini-guide to Chinese tones. You can either click "Start" and you will be guided from one section to another or you can click on the right-hand side to go to the section of your choice.

Exposure is essential to discovering the many nuances of local culture and life. Jesse Appell dives into the often confusing tones that make the Chinese language what it is. But while the tones can be ...

An introduction to China and Mandarin, the official Chinese language. It shows how Mandarin is taught in schools with the correct tones and using pinyin, a romanised form of spelling. There's a ...