chèn
tiě

idiom
common

Meaning of 趁热打铁

趁热打铁 means to strike while the iron is hot; to seize the opportunity to act swiftly. Pronounced chèn rè dǎ tiě.

  • to strike while the iron is hot; to seize the opportunity to act swiftly

Definitions & Examples

rán
jiā
dōu
tóng
zhè
fāng
àn
 
men
jiù
chèn
tiě
 
shàng
kāi
shǐ
shí
shī
ba
 

Since everyone agrees with this plan, let's strike while the iron is hot and start implementing it right away.

Jiào
liàn
shuō
men
chèn
tiě
 
chèn
zhuàng
tài
hǎo
de
shí
hou
jiā
qiáng
xùn
liàn
 

The coach said we must strike while the iron is hot and intensify training while we're in good condition.

Chèn
zhe
shì
chǎng
hái
zài
 
gōng
jué
dìng
chèn
tiě
tuī
chū
xīn
chǎn
pǐn
 

While the market is still hot, the company decided to strike while the iron is hot and launch new products.