趁热打铁

Traditional: 趁熱打鐵

chèn rè dǎ tiě

Dictionary entry

to strike while the iron is hot

What does 趁热打铁 mean?

趁热打铁 (chèn rè dǎ tiě) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to strike while the iron is hot

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趁chènto avail oneself of · to take advantage of 热rèto warm up · to heat up 打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]铁Tiěsurname Tie

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趁热打铁

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