What do building blocks mean in Shanghai?

Building blocks are one of the traditional children's toys in Shanghai. Children can build various shapes with building blocks to cultivate imagination and creativity. In Shanghai dialect, "building blocks" are often used to describe the process of combining and splicing items. For example, to decorate a house, we need to build building blocks to combine furniture and decorate the room beautifully; Or at work, you need to build building blocks to combine information and make beautiful PPT and reports.

Building blocks are also often used to describe the progress of things. There is a saying in Shanghai dialect called "building blocks slowly", which means to push things forward step by step, and don't rush for success. This way of doing things reflects the pragmatic spirit of Shanghainese, focusing on facts and processes rather than results. In the fast-paced modern life, the way of doing things with building blocks is worth learning and inheriting.

On Hujiang's website, we can also find a learning section called "Building Block". This section provides various English learning resources, including listening, speaking and reading materials. Here, learners can take the learning content as building blocks and build their own English world bit by bit. Therefore, "building block" is no longer just a toy, it contains more meanings and has become a way of life and study.