chèn rè dǎ tiě
Traditional: 趁熱打鐵
趁热打铁 (chèn rè dǎ tiě) is a Chinese word meaning “to strike while the iron is hot”.
Meanings
- 1to strike while the iron is hot
Characters in 趁热打铁
Related words
打(loanword) dozen打a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate")打电话to make a telephone call打算to plan打开to open打扰to disturb热to warm up打赌to bet打败to defeat打架to fight打击to hit热情cordial