趁热打铁

Traditional form:

趁熱打鐵

Pinyin (reading):

chènrèdǎtiě

Definitions:

• to strike while the iron is hot

Characters:

• 趁 - to take advantage of, to seize an opportunity
• 热 - heat, fever, zeal
• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 铁 - iron; strong, solid, firm

Traditional characters:

• 趁 - to take advantage of, to seize an opportunity
• 熱 - heat, fever, zeal
• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 鐵 - iron; strong, solid, firm