大事化小
dà​shì​huà​xiǎo

to minimize big problems

  • created sense approved 大事化小 · dà​shì​huà​xiǎo · to minimize big problems — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    大事 (literal) → 大事 · dà​shì · major event 化 (literal) → 化 · huà · to change 小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small

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

    created sense