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打铁趁热

dǎ tiě chèn rè

4-character word Traditional 打鐵趁熱

What 打铁趁热 means

1. see {趁热打铁|chèn rè dǎ tiě}

The characters in 打铁趁热

• 打dǎa semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects…
• 铁tiěiron (metal); arms; weapons
• 趁chènto avail oneself of; to take advantage of
• 热rèto warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather)

Example sentences

• 打铁趁热。
  Strike while the iron is hot.