Definition

1. 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.)

verb

1. to gulp, to sip