<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='353'>兄（あに）</span>は優秀（ゆうしゅう）な<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='595'>成績（せいせき）</span>をおさめている。<strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='152'>それに</span>ひきかえ</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='494'>妹（いもうと）</span>の方（ほう）は遊（あそ）んでばかりだ。

前回（ぜんかい）の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='164'>テスト</span><strong>にひきかえ</strong>今回（こんかい）の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='164'>テスト</span>は<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='24' data-vocab-id='1046'>難（むずか）しい</span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='257'>隣（となり）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='511'>家（いえ）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='791'>猫（ねこ）</span>は痩（や）せていて<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1066'>頭（あたま）がいい</span><span class='chui'>の</span><strong>にひきかえ</strong>うちの<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='791'>猫（ねこ）</span>はぐうたらしてばかりだなあ。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='564'>彼（かれ）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='680'>服（ふく）</span>はかっこ<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='7' data-vocab-id='16'>いい</span>。<strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='152'>それに</span>ひきかえ</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='849'>私（わたし）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='568'>彼氏（かれし）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='680'>服（ふく）</span>は、なんてダサいのだ。

母親（ははおや）の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='416'>友達（ともだち）</span>の息子（むすこ）<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='113'>さん</span>は、弁護士（べんごし）として立派（りっぱ）に働（はたら）いている<span class='chui'>の</span><strong>にひきかえ</strong>、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='349'>僕（ぼく）</span>は・・・（まだフリーターだ）。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='495'>姉（あね）</span>は積極的（せっきょくてき）で活発（かっぱつ）な<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='585'>性格（せいかく）</span><strong>にひきかえ</strong>、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='558'>弟（おとうと）</span>の健太郎（けんたろう）は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='178'>とても</span>無気力（むきりょく）だ。

<div class='writeup-body'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='942'>に引（ひ）き換（か）え</span> is a grammar pattern that is used for making contrasts between things, and will be translated as ‘in comparison to (A), (B)’, or ‘in stark contrast to (A), (B)’. The literal translation is ‘pulling back and switching away from (A), (B)’. This ‘switching away from’ portion may be used as a reminder of the large size of the difference that this grammar pattern usually indicates.<br>
<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='942'>に引（ひ）き換（か）え</span> is a combination of the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='格助詞・かくじょし'>case-marking particle</span> に, the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='連用形・れんようけい'>conjunctive form</span> of the う-Verb 引（ひ）く ‘to pull’, 引（ひ）き, and the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='連用形・れんようけい'>conjunctive form</span> of the る-Verb 換（か）える ‘to switch between’, or ‘to interchange’, 換（か）え.<br>
<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='942'>に引（ひ）き換（か）え</span> may follow almost any type of word, but will require a の to precede it before い-Adjectives or verbs, and なの to precede it before な-Adjectives.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'>
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周（まわ）りの人（ひと）たちはどんどん就職（しゅうしょく）していっているの<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='942'>に引（ひ）き換（か）え</span>、俺（おれ）はまだ面接（めんせつ）さえしていない。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
In stark contrast to the people around me, who are getting jobs, I haven’t even gone to an interview.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>


うちの娘（むすめ）は頭（あたま）がいいの<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='942'>に引（ひ）き換（か）え</span>、うちの長男（ちょうなん）はゲームばかりして全然（ぜんぜん）勉強（べんきょう）をしようともしない。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
In stark contrast to my daughter, who is smart, all my eldest son wants to do is play videogames and won’t even try to study.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>


親戚（しんせき）の全員（ぜんいん）が裕福（ゆうふく）なの<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='942'>に引（ひ）き換（か）え</span>、なぜか私（わたし）の家族（かぞく）だけが貧乏（びんぼう）。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
In stark contrast to all my relatives, who are wealthy, my family is poor for some reason.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>


去年（きょねん）の夏（なつ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='942'>に引（ひ）き換（か）え</span>、今年（ことし）の夏（なつ）はえげつなく暑（あつ）い。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
In stark contrast to summer last year, summer this year is extremely hot.</div></li></ul>
(A) and (B) will always be two opposite ends of some kind of spectrum, where one is considered to be good, while the other is regarded as bad based on the subjective opinion of the speaker.<br>
Additionally, それにひきかえ may be used to begin sentences where the comparison is being made to a previous statement.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'>
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周（まわ）りの子（こ）たちを見（み）てみなさいよ！みんな来年（らいねん）から大学（だいがく）よ！それ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='942'>に引（ひ）き換（か）え</span>、あんたったら。。。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
Look at the kids around you! They are all going to college starting next year! In stark contrast to that you…</div></li></ul>
<div class='writeup-caution'><div class='caution-header'>Caution</div>Both (A) and (B) will be facts that are plainly observable or measurable. Due to this, <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='942'>に引（ひ）き換（か）え</span> will not be used in sentences that make assumptions or guesses.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'>
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今（いま）は寒（さむ）いの<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='942'>に引（ひ）き換（か）え</span>、昼（ひる）になったら暖（あたた）かくなるかもしれない。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
In stark contrast to it being cold right now, it would probably get warmer at noon. (Unnatural Japanese)</div></li></ul></div></div>

Grammar Info

に引(ひ)き換(か)え

In stark contrast, In comparison, On the other hand, While, In sharp contrast