"Strike while the iron is hot", Chineseidiom, which literally means that iron should be beaten while it is burning red.The metaphor is to seize the favorable opportunity and conditions to do it.AndEnglishThe idiom "strike while the iron is hot" has the same meaning, meaning "to do something immediately while there is still a good chance to do it".
example sentence:
They offered very good terms.If I were you, I would strike while the iron is hot.
This sounds like a pretty amazing deal they're offering. If I were you, I'd strike while the iron is hot.
Source: China DailyEditor in charge:Yang Hui_NQ4978