打铁趁热 — “Strike while the iron is hot”
打铁趁热 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Strike while the iron is hot”. Seize the opportune moment to act. Literally, “strike iron while hot”.
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我们现在掌握了主动权，应该打铁趁热，尽快完成这个项目。
We have the initiative now, so we should strike while the iron is hot and complete this project as soon as possible.
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More idioms starting with 打
- dǎ打xià下mǎ马wēi威Assert dominance with an intimidating first impression
- dǎ打gè个zhào照miàn面run into someone unexpectedly
- dǎ打rén人mà骂gǒu狗to be abusive and tyrannical
- dǎ打guāng光gùn棍to remain a bachelor
- dǎ打rù入lěng冷gōng宫relegated to the sidelines
- dǎ打fèng凤lāo捞lóng龙Scout for rare and outstanding talent
- dǎ打fèng凤láo牢lóng龙to trap a powerful opponent
- dǎ打chū出diào吊rù入stride in and out menacingly
- dǎ打chū出wáng王pái牌play one's trump card
- dǎ打jī击bào报fù复strike back in revenge
- dǎ打qín勤xiàn献qù趣to flatter and please
- dǎ打zuǐ嘴xiàn现shì世make a fool of oneself in public
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What does 打铁趁热 mean?
打铁趁热 (dǎ tiě chèn rè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Strike while the iron is hot”.
How do you pronounce 打铁趁热?
打铁趁热 is pronounced dǎ tiě chèn rè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 打铁趁热 literally mean?
Literally, 打铁趁热 means “strike iron while hot”. It is used to mean “Strike while the iron is hot”.
What is the Chinese definition of 打铁趁热?
比喻做事要抓紧时机，加速进行。