大事化小，小事化了
dà​shì​huà​xiǎo​xiǎo​shì​huà​liǎo

to minimize problems

  1. 大事化小 dà​shì​huà​xiǎo
    to minimize big problems
    To turn major issues into minor ones; to de-escalate a conflict or downplay a serious matter.
  2. ， xiǎo
    non-Chinese
  3. 小事 xiǎo​shì noun
    trifle
    minor matter; trivial thing; something inconsequential
  4. 化 huà nounverb
    to change
    to change; to transform; to convert
  5. 了 liǎo verbadjective
    to finish
    To finish; to end; to settle or dispose of a matter.