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

China's authorities have shared far fewer legal case details in recent years, but the cases we found ranged the length of China - from Jilin province in the north, to Guangdong in the far south.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

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

Provinces and cities upgraded weather response protocols as heavy snowfall is expected in parts of Inner Mongolia, and Hebei, Jilin and Liaoning provinces, China Daily reported.

From Reuters • Nov. 6, 2023

Some 23,000 people were evacuated from the northeastern city of Shulan in Jilin province due to heavy rain, according to Xinhua.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

They were far from Cathair, and yet they still had more than a week of travel before they would reach Jilin and the Great Wood.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo