to demobilize troops; disarmament
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to demobilize troops; to downsize the military
archaic旧时用语，现多由“裁军”替代。通常用于历史语境或描述政府削减军费、减少常备军的政策。
Zhàn战
hòu后
，
wèi为
le了
huī恢
fù复
jīng经
jì济
，
zhèng政
fǔ府
jué决
dìng定
cái裁
bīng兵
。
After the war, to revive the economy, the government decided to demobilize troops.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
hé和
píng平
shí时
qī期
de的
jūn君
zhǔ主
cháng常
huì会
xià下
lìng令
cái裁
bīng兵
yǐ以
jié节
shěng省
kāi开
zhī支
。
Historically, monarchs during peacetime would often order troop reductions to save on expenses.
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Zhè这
ge个
tiáo条
yuē约
de的
zhòng重
yào要
nèi内
róng容
zhī之
yī一
shì是
yāo要
qiú求
zhàn战
bài败
guó国
dà大
fú幅
cái裁
bīng兵
。
One of the treaty's key provisions was requiring the defeated nation to drastically downsize its military.