<p>No, here the real pattern that you should focus on is “依[A]而[B]&quot;, which means &quot;according to A, B is/does...&quot;,remember 依 means &quot;according to, based on&quot; here. So your example means:</p>
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<p><em>The tastes are different, according to differen ingredients.</em></p>
<p>Or you would say, <em>The tastes of different ingredients are different.</em></p>
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<p>Another example:</p>
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<p>单价依采购量而定。 <em>The unit price is determined based on the purchase quantity.</em></p>
</blockquote>

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Huang
<p>This is taken from the phrase:</p>

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  <p>口感依成分不同而不同</p>
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<p>Sounds like it means "manifold" or something like that?</p>

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The taste `varies` according to `different` ingredients. The first `不同` refers to `different`, and the second refers to `varies`.
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As noted above, the first 不同 is an adjective ("different") while the second one is a verb (differ).
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What is the meaning of 不同而不同?
# What is the meaning of 不同而不同?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-02-08)

This is taken from the phrase:

> 口感依成分不同而不同

Sounds like it means "manifold" or something like that?

**Tags:** meaning, meaning-in-context

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The taste `varies` according to `different` ingredients. The first `不同` refers to `different`, and the second refers to `varies`.  
> **username_2**: As noted above, the first 不同 is an adjective ("different") while the second one is a verb (differ).  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2012-02-08. Score: 11 | Accepted answer

No, here the real pattern that you should focus on is “依[A]而[B]", which means "according to A, B is/does...",remember 依 means "according to, based on" here. So your example means:

> *The tastes are different, according to differen ingredients.*
>
> Or you would say, *The tastes of different ingredients are different.*

Another example:

> 单价依采购量而定。 *The unit price is determined based on the purchase quantity.*


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