Jilin

American  

[jee-lin] / ˈdʒiˈlɪn /

(Wade-Giles) Chilin;

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.

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Jilin British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

The company, China-based Jilin Province Detiannuo Safety Technology, makes air-bag inflators, which contain hazardous chemicals that ignite during a crash to rapidly fill an air bag with gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Two women in their 20s, friends since high school, are visiting from Jilin Province in the north east.

From BBC • May 9, 2024

Heavy snowfall is also expected in parts of Inner Mongolia, and Hebei, Jilin and Liaoning provinces, China Daily reported.

From Reuters • Nov. 6, 2023

Meteorologists warned that thunderstorms, gales and hail will affect parts of Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Hebei, Beijing, and Tianjin in the north, along with Henan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Fujian to the center and southeast.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023

They strapped the deer’s legs to a long fallen branch and hoisted it up on their shoulders, each taking turns to bear the weight on the way back to Jilin.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo