jin

[ jin ]

noun

, Islamic Mythology.

, plural jins, (especially collectively) jin.

1. jinn.

jin

/ dʒiːn /

noun

1. (Mandarin) Chinese name for catty 2

Example Sentences

Or the flier who jumped from the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai and slammed into an air conditioning unit on a roof.

From The Daily Beast

Just a couple blocks from Columbia University, Jin Ramen is a far cry from the instant noodles found in dorm rooms across campus.

From The Daily Beast

Tiger bones routinely sell for a thousand dollars per jin, a Chinese unit of weight just over one pound.

From The Daily Beast

In November, Tablet covered the return of a 28-year-old Chinese Jew, Jin Jin, to Israel, where he now lives.

From The Daily Beast

Then the narrator asks about Liam Neeson's Qui-Gon Jin, the Phantom Menace's monotonous hero.

From The Daily Beast

Even when he frolics with Fukuroku Jin, and rides on his head, he keeps his hammer ready swinging at his belt.

From Project Gutenberg

At a wedding you will always see a picture of white-bearded and shiny-pated Fukoruku Jin.

From Project Gutenberg

But if Fukuroku Jin can only get hold of Daikoku's lop ears, both fall together.

From Project Gutenberg

Potching-engine, poch′ing-en′jin, n. in paper-making, a machine in which washed rags are bleached.

From Project Gutenberg

The jin-ri-ki-sha, to give it its full name, means man-power carriage, and is like a big mail-cart or perambulator.

From Project Gutenberg