Jilin

(Wade-Giles) Chi·lin;

[jee-lin]

noun

Pinyin.

1. a province in northeastern China, north of the Yalu River. 72,201 sq. mi. (187,001 sq. km). Changchun.

2. a port city in this province, on the Songhua River: a former provincial capital.

Jilin

/ ˈdʒiːˈlɪn /

noun

1. a province of NE China, in central Manchuria. Capital: Changchun. Pop: 27 040 000 (2003 est). Area: 187 000 sq km (72 930 sq miles)

2. Also called: Chi-lin. a river port in NE China, in N central Jilin province on the Songhua River. Pop: 1 496 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

In the northeastern Jilin province, university students reportedly slept in tents lining an air-conditioned hallway.

From BBC

The stabbing also came amid a spate of high-profile attacks on foreigners in China, including the stabbing of four American teachers in Jilin.

From BBC

A team of researchers from Jilin University, NYU Abu Dhabi's Smart Materials Lab, and the Center for Smart Engineering Materials, led by Professor of Chemistry Pance Naumov, has developed a new crystalline material that can harvest water from fog without any energy input.

From Science Daily

This happened just weeks after four US university tutors were stabbed in a park in Jilin.

From BBC

In June this year, four US college instructors were stabbed in a public park in the northeast city of Jilin.

From BBC