chèn​rè​dǎ​tiě

to strike while the iron is hot

  1. 趁 chèn preposition
    while
    to take advantage of an opportunity or situation; to avail oneself of a certain time or condition
  2. 热 熱 rè adjective
    hot
    hot in temperature; feeling hot; the opposite of 冷 lěng
  3. 打 dǎ verb
    to build; to forge
    to build, forge, or construct (furniture, wells, or ironware)
  4. iron
    iron (Fe); the metal used for making steel and tools