Jin played with the women's team of Harbin Ice Hockey in her hometown of Harbin, Heilongjiang prior to joining the Chinese national team at the age of 17. She made her international debut at the 2000 IIHF Women's World Championship and played in all five games, though she did not record a point during the tournament – a performance that was repeated at the 2001 IIHF Women's World Championship. Jin's first international point was registered on the biggest stage of them all, in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, an assist on a Ma Xiaojun goal against . The following year, she won bronze at the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2003 Asian Winter Games in Aomori Prefecture. Between 2004 and 2009, Jin represented her home country in the top division of the IIHF World Championship, as China placed seventh in 2004, sixth in 2005 and 2007, eighth in 2008, and ninth in 2009.