因人而异

yīn rén ér yì

to vary from person to person

Character by character

因yīn
according to

人rén
person

而ér
and

异yì
differ

每个人适合什么运动因人而异，别照搬别人的计划。

Which exercise suits you depends on the person, so don’t just copy someone else’s plan.

Tone: neutral.

Neutral and everywhere in advice and FAQs: 效果因人而异, “results vary”. Its cousins are 因地制宜 (suit the place) and 因时而异 (vary with the time).

Learn this in Lesson 114 · HSK 7–9: 国家喊你减肥 (Data story: the state wants you to lose weight)

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