打铁趁热
dǎ​tiě​chèn​rè

strike while the iron is hot

  • created reference approved 打铁趁热/打鐵趁熱 → 趁热打铁/趁熱打鐵 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    打铁趁热 / 打鐵趁熱 dǎ​tiě​chèn​rè

    趁热打铁 / 趁熱打鐵 chèn​rè​dǎ​tiě

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 打铁趁热/打鐵趁熱 · dǎ​tiě​chèn​rè · strike while the iron is hot — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    打铁趁热 / 打鐵趁熱

    dǎ​tiě​chèn​rè

    strike while the iron is hot

    (idiom) to take advantage of an opportunity; to act while conditions are favorable

    打铁 (literal) → 打铁/打鐵 · dǎ​tiě · to forge iron 趁热 (literal) → 趁热/趁熱 · chèn​rè · while it's hot

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense