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因人而异

yīn rén ér yì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 因人而異

因人而异 (yīn rén ér yì) means "varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 因人而异 means

1. varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual

The characters in 因人而异

• 因yīncause; reason; because
• 人rénperson; people
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 异yìdifferent; other; hetero-

Example sentences

• 观点因人而异。
  Guāndiǎn yīnrén'éryì.
  Opinions vary from person to person.
• 睡眠时间的长短可因人而异。
  Shuìmián shíjiān de chángduǎn kě yīnrén'éryì.
  The amount of time spent asleep can vary from person to person.

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