大V

English translation: opinion maker

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Chinese term or phrase:大V
English translation:opinion maker

17:19 Sep 3, 2013
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Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / news reporting
Chinese term or phrase: 大V
Used in news reports referring to the current contriversy over rumor-mongering on the Internet.
继续扩大打击造谣大V
Rod Nelson
Canada
Local time: 17:15
opinion maker
Explanation:
"大V,指的是在新浪微博上十分活跃、又有着大群粉丝的“公众人物”。像李承鹏、薛蛮子、李开复等人,往往他们的一次转发就会使得一条微博迅速火起来,有人说这些大V其实已经是半个媒体——他们时时引导着互联网上的言论和话题。"
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Simin Tan
Local time: 08:15
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1opinion maker
Simin Tan
4意见领袖
SophieT
4verified popular blogger
QHE
3Weibo stars/big Weibo accounts/Weibo users with many followers
Phil Hand


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
opinion maker


Explanation:
"大V,指的是在新浪微博上十分活跃、又有着大群粉丝的“公众人物”。像李承鹏、薛蛮子、李开复等人,往往他们的一次转发就会使得一条微博迅速火起来,有人说这些大V其实已经是半个媒体——他们时时引导着互联网上的言论和话题。"


    Reference: http://www.guancha.cn/TingTingDavZenMeShuo/
Simin Tan
Local time: 08:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rita Pang: I agree with both answers here, but since this was for CH>EN, Simin here has offered the best option :) I personally do like "opinion leader" more, but "maker" works just as well.
1 hr

agree  Ken Ho: Agree with Rita. It is also workable to describe it as popular verified microbloggers.
8 hrs

disagree  Phil Hand: Not here, surely. An opinion maker is someone who writes influential things. This sentence is describing people with large Weibo accounts who retweet "rumours" (or news the government wants to cover up)
13 hrs
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
意见领袖


Explanation:
“大V”是指拥有大量粉丝,并通过微博平台认证的微博用户,也就是“意见领袖”。

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Example sentence(s):
  • “大V”是什么?拥有大量粉丝,并通过微博平台认证的微博用户,也就是“意见领袖”。人民网舆情监测室撰写的《2012年中国互联网舆情分析报告》,对“意见领袖”在网络舆论场的角色和作�

    Reference: http://cpc.people.com.cn/n/2013/0506/c241220-21378097.html
SophieT
United States
Local time: 17:15
Native speaker of: Chinese
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Weibo stars/big Weibo accounts/Weibo users with many followers


Explanation:
I think you have to be literal about this:

Continue the crackdown on popular Weibo users who repeat unconfirmed stories/who spread fake news stories



Phil Hand
China
Local time: 08:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
verified popular blogger


Explanation:
“big V”: (web) verified popular blogger.

新浪微博个人认证: 粉丝数不低于30、关注数不低于30,并且微博内容需能体现活跃的真实个人,即可申请认证。


    Reference: http://verified.weibo.com/verify
QHE
United States
Local time: 20:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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