网络打手

網絡打手

wǎngluòdǎshǒu

noun

Meanings

1 paid online attacker
2 internet hatchetman
3 for-hire troll

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Examples

竞争对手雇用网络打手抹黑这家公司。

Jìngzhēng duìshǒu gùyòng wǎngluòdǎshǒu mǒhēi zhè jiā gōngsī.

Competitors hired online hatchetmen to smear this company.

这条评论一看就是网络打手发的。

Zhè tiáo pínglùn yī kàn jiùshì wǎngluòdǎshǒu fā de.

You can tell at a glance this comment was posted by a paid attacker.

网络打手通过编造谣言攻击对手。

Wǎngluòdǎshǒu tōngguò biānzào yáoyán gōngjī duìshǒu.

Paid online attackers go after their targets by inventing rumors.

Tips

culture

Closely related to 网络水军 (wǎngluò shuǐjūn, 'water army'), but 水军 = generic paid commenters posting in bulk, while 打手 = specifically attackers paid to smear a target. CC-CEDICT cross-references the two.

Stroke Order

网 wǎng

络 luò

打 dǎ

手 shǒu