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.
The mini-guides below will give you an insight into the Chinese tones and characters as well as pinyin. There's also a section on useful sites elsewhere.