jin

[jin]

noun

Islamic Mythology.

plural

jins ,

plural

jin .

1. jinn.

jin

/ dʒiːn /

noun

1. (Mandarin) Chinese name for catty 2

Example Sentences

Last Friday Grace Jin Drexel received a text from her father in China, the prominent pastor Jin Mingri, telling her to pray for another pastor who had gone missing.

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"Shortly after that, I got a call from my mum. She said she couldn't contact my dad," Ms Jin Drexel, who lives in the US, told the BBC.

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Within hours her family realised that Mr Jin had also been caught up in what has been described by activists as China's largest arrest of Christians in decades.

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Some now fear that last weekend's roundup of 30 Christians linked to the Zion Church network, which Mr Jin founded, marks the start of what could be a wider crackdown on underground churches.

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In the last few months, Zion church members have also faced increasing questioning by police officers, Ms Jin Drexel said.

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