Glossary entry

Chinese term or phrase:

大V

English translation:

opinion maker

    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2013-09-06 18:54:12 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Sep 3, 2013 17:19
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Chinese term

大V

Chinese to English Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. news reporting
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

Proposed translations

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opinion maker

"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。"
Peer comment(s):

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.
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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)
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意见领袖

“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:

“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�

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Weibo stars/big Weibo accounts/Weibo users with many followers

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

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1 day 1 hr

verified popular blogger

“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。
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