Definition

1. Verb (archaic, literary):
   • To disband troops, to demobilize an army: To officially order soldiers to leave military service, often after a war or conflict has ended, resulting in the breakup of military units.
   • To stand down troops, to give troops rest from fighting: To relieve an army from combat duty, allowing them to cease fighting and rest.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau khi chiến tranh kết thúc, nhà vua đã ra lệnh giải binh. (After the war ended, the king ordered the troops to be disbanded.)
  • Hòa ước được ký kết, hai bên đồng ý giải binh. (The peace treaty was signed, and both sides agreed to demobilize their armies.)
  • Tướng quân quyết định giải binh để quân sĩ nghỉ ngơi. (The general decided to stand down the troops so the soldiers could rest.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in historical, literary, or formal contexts to describe the demobilization of armies in the past. It is not commonly used in modern everyday conversation about contemporary military affairs.
• It often implies a formal, official order from a high authority (e.g., a king, general, or government) to end a state of military mobilization.

Variants and Related Words

• Giải ngũ (verb): To discharge from military service, to demobilize. (This is the more common modern term for leaving active military service.)
• Phân tán lực lượng (verb phrase): To disperse forces.
• Xuất ngũ (verb): To be discharged from the army (often referring to an individual soldier completing their service).

Synonyms

• Tan quân: To disband troops.
• Cho quân nghỉ ngơi: To let the troops rest.
• Rút quân: To withdraw troops (focuses on the movement away from a position, not necessarily full demobilization).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• (archaic idiom): To disband the troops and return them to the fields (i.e., to demobilize soldiers so they can return to farming). This phrase encapsulates the historical concept of post-war demobilization.

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Breakup the troops