Jilin

alternative Ji Lin · alternative Chi-lin

1. A province of China. Capital: Changchun.

   His homeland was in Chilin province, and his village was located more than four thousand li (about thirteen hundred miles) from Mount Wutai.

   [2008 [1990], John Blofeld, “Roaming the Famous Mountains and Monasteries of Northern China”, in Daniel Reid, transl., My Journey in Mystic China: Old Pu's Travel Diary, Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 115

   1 more example

   The National Health Commission reported 1,337 locally transmitted cases in the latest 24-hour period, including 895 in the industrial province of Jilin. A government notice said that police permission would be required for people to leave the area or travel from one city to another.[…] Officials on Sunday locked down the southern city of Shenzhen, which has 17.5 million people and is a major tech and finance hub that borders Hong Kong. That followed the lockdown of Changchun, home to 9 million people in Jilin province, starting last Friday.

   2022 March 14, Huizhong Wu, Olivia Zhang, Chen Si, “China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by stealth omicron”, in AP News, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2022

2. A prefecture-level city of Jilin, China.

   1 more example

   The northeast Chinese city of Jilin is imposing fresh restrictions on travel in order to contain a new coronavirus outbreak, with six new cases reported on Tuesday.[…] Jilin is the second largest city of Jilin province, which borders North Korea and Russia. It will now temporarily suspend departing or transiting train services for passengers.

   2020 May 13, David Stanway, Se Young Lee, Lusha Zhang, “China's Jilin city imposes travel restrictions after new coronavirus cases”, in Michael Perry, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2025

   Synonyms: Kirin