<p>I feel this 就 would ordinarily be interpreted as for emphasis.  Maybe two friends were having a conversation:</p>
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<p>甲：下学了，要陪我去银行吗？<br />
乙：学校内就有银行，很方便。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>甲 makes it sound like going to the bank is a lot of effort, and would like to go with someone.  In turn, 乙 is highlighting (using 就) that there's a bank on campus; it's not a big deal.  Perhaps 乙 is a little puzzled that 甲 doesn't seem aware of the bank on campus.</p>
<p>However, I recall chatting with a Chinese lady who said 就 a lot.  If she said the quoted sentence, the 就 wouldn't mean anything---she just likes saying 就.</p>

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<p>学校内<strong>就</strong>有银行，很方便。</p>
<p>In this sentence, <strong>就</strong> means &quot;indeed&quot;, &quot;just&quot;, or &quot;in fact&quot;.</p>
<p>(1) There is a bank <strong>just</strong> inside the campus.</p>
<p>(2) <strong>Indeed</strong>, the bank on our campus is very convenient.</p>
<p>(3) <strong>In fact</strong>, the bank is not far. It is on our campus.</p>

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"In fact" or "happen to" fit the context
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<p>How do we know the meaning of a word? Words often change their meanings.</p>
<p>Apparently the original meaning of 就 was: move to higher ground:</p>
<p>Compound 就 from building 京 jīng and phonetic hand-injured 尤 yóu.</p>
<p>会意。
Combined ideogram</p>
<p>京尤会意。
jīng  yóu combined ideogram</p>
<p>“京”意为高，
&quot;jīng&quot; meaning high,</p>
<p>“尤”意为特别。
&quot;yóu&quot; meaning unusual, special, very, especially</p>
<p>本义:到高处去住
original meaning: go stay in a high place</p>
<p>You will often find 就有 associated with prepositional phrases, see below, like 丈夫死后, 沿路每500码, 学校内 or directly with time phrases: 一开始, once started.</p>
<p>Space and time, Albert Einstein told us, are not two separate things. <strong>then</strong> is just <strong>there</strong> in time, <strong>there</strong> is just <strong>then</strong> in space.</p>
<p><strong>丈夫死后</strong>她神志<strong>就</strong>有点不大正常了。<br />
husband die after she mental state then have little not very normal<br />
After her husband died, (then) she became a bit strange.</p>
<p><strong>沿路每500码</strong> <strong>就</strong>有一个炮位。<br />
along road each 500 yards then that one ge cannon position<br />
Every 500 yards along the road (then) there is an artillery position.</p>
<p>这个计划<strong>一开始</strong> <strong>就</strong>有致命的缺陷。<br />
this ge plan once start then have fatal de flaw<br />
This plan had a fatal flaw (then) from the beginning</p>
<p><strong>学校内</strong> <strong>就</strong>有银行，很方便<br />
school in then have bank, very convenient<br />
In the school (then/there) is a bank, which is very convenient.</p>
<p>Thus, I would interpret 就 in these phrases as a <strong>then</strong> referring to the prepositional phrase or time phrase.</p>

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<p>学校内就有银行，很方便</p>
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<p>As I remove 就 from above, then the corresponding translation could be <em>The school has a bank within its premise and it is very convenient.</em></p>
<p>I guess that &quot;already&quot; can be used to translate 就 of the original sentence but I can't be confident about it .</p>
<p>I want to know why 就 is used inside the original sentence.</p>

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I think that I need some much more time to comprehend 就。For now, I can't fully understand the posts below X0 .
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meanings of 就 inside 学校内就有银行，很方便
# meanings of 就 inside 学校内就有银行，很方便

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-05-23)

> 学校内就有银行，很方便

As I remove 就 from above, then the corresponding translation could be *The school has a bank within its premise and it is very convenient.*

I guess that "already" can be used to translate 就 of the original sentence but I can't be confident about it .

I want to know why 就 is used inside the original sentence.

**Tags:** meaning, usage

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I think that I need some much more time to comprehend 就。For now, I can't fully understand the posts below X0 .  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-05-23. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

I feel this 就 would ordinarily be interpreted as for emphasis. Maybe two friends were having a conversation:

> 甲：下学了，要陪我去银行吗？  
> 乙：学校内就有银行，很方便。

甲 makes it sound like going to the bank is a lot of effort, and would like to go with someone. In turn, 乙 is highlighting (using 就) that there's a bank on campus; it's not a big deal. Perhaps 乙 is a little puzzled that 甲 doesn't seem aware of the bank on campus.

However, I recall chatting with a Chinese lady who said 就 a lot. If she said the quoted sentence, the 就 wouldn't mean anything---she just likes saying 就.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-05-23. Score: 3

学校内**就**有银行，很方便。

In this sentence, **就** means "indeed", "just", or "in fact".

(1) There is a bank **just** inside the campus.

(2) **Indeed**, the bank on our campus is very convenient.

(3) **In fact**, the bank is not far. It is on our campus.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: "In fact" or "happen to" fit the context  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2023-05-24. Score: 1

How do we know the meaning of a word? Words often change their meanings.

Apparently the original meaning of 就 was: move to higher ground:

Compound 就 from building 京 jīng and phonetic hand-injured 尤 yóu.

会意。
Combined ideogram

京尤会意。
jīng yóu combined ideogram

“京”意为高，
"jīng" meaning high,

“尤”意为特别。
"yóu" meaning unusual, special, very, especially

本义:到高处去住
original meaning: go stay in a high place

You will often find 就有 associated with prepositional phrases, see below, like 丈夫死后, 沿路每500码, 学校内 or directly with time phrases: 一开始, once started.

Space and time, Albert Einstein told us, are not two separate things. **then** is just **there** in time, **there** is just **then** in space.

**丈夫死后**她神志**就**有点不大正常了。  
husband die after she mental state then have little not very normal  
After her husband died, (then) she became a bit strange.

**沿路每500码** **就**有一个炮位。  
along road each 500 yards then that one ge cannon position  
Every 500 yards along the road (then) there is an artillery position.

这个计划**一开始** **就**有致命的缺陷。  
this ge plan once start then have fatal de flaw  
This plan had a fatal flaw (then) from the beginning

**学校内** **就**有银行，很方便  
school in then have bank, very convenient  
In the school (then/there) is a bank, which is very convenient.

Thus, I would interpret 就 in these phrases as a **then** referring to the prepositional phrase or time phrase.


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