tợp
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Definition
- Verb:
- To gulp, to drink quickly: "Tợp" describes the action of drinking a liquid, especially an alcoholic beverage, in one quick motion or in large swallows.
- To sip, to take a quick drink: It can also refer to taking a single, quick sip or mouthful of a drink.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy tợp một hơi hết ly bia. (He gulped down the glass of beer in one go.)
- Cô bé tợp một ngụm nước nhỏ rồi tiếp tục chạy. (The little girl took a quick sip of water and continued running.)
- Đừng tợp rượu như vậy, hại lắm. (Don't gulp down liquor like that, it's very harmful.)
Advanced Usage
- "Tợp một hớp": to take a gulp/a quick drink.
- Ông cụ tợp một hớp trà nóng. (The old man took a gulp of hot tea.)
- "Tợp rượu": to gulp down liquor/alcohol.
- Thói quen tợp rượu mỗi tối của ông ấy rất khó bỏ. (His habit of gulping down liquor every evening is hard to break.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hớp (verb): to sip, to take a mouthful. This is a near-synonym often used in similar contexts.
- Hớp một ngụm cà phê. (To take a sip of coffee.)
- Nốc (verb): to chug, to down (a drink). This implies drinking even more quickly or carelessly than "tợp".
- Nốc một chai nước. (To chug a bottle of water.)
Synonyms
- Uống vội: to drink hurriedly.
- Nốc: to chug, to down.
- Tu: to knock back (a drink).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
Note: As "tợp" is a specific verb, it does not commonly form phrasal verbs. Its meaning is contained in the single word.
Related Idioms
- "Tợp như hũ chìm": to drink (alcohol) very heavily and quickly, like a sinking jar. This idiom emphasizes excessive and rapid drinking.
- Sau khi nghe tin buồn, anh ta về nhà và tợp như hũ chìm. (After hearing the sad news, he went home and drank like a fish / knocked them back.)