TAKOBOTO

in sharp contrast with; compared to
The son, in stark contrast to his meticulous father, was slovenly.
に比べると反対に

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わたしのふるいくるまにひきかえかれのはとてもはやいです。

In contrast to my old car, his is really fast.

きょねんはトマトこしゅうかくできたのよ。それにひきかえことしはこだけ。たぶんきこうのせいね…

We harvested 50 tomatoes last year. In contrast, this year we harvested only 30. This may be due to the weather...

おなじとしのひとにひきかえかれはとてもあたまがいいです。

He is very intelligent in stark contrast to people of the same age

きちょうめんなちちにひきかえむすこはだらしなかった。

The son, in contrast to his meticulous father, was slovenly.

このだいがくはきょういくのしつがとてもいいのにひきかえ、がくないのせつびがおとる（おとる）

While the quality of the education at this college is excellent, the quality of the campus facilities is inferior

せんげつのしょくりょうひんのうりあげがいちじるしくのびたのにひきかえ、いりょうひんのうりあげがおちこんだ

Last month sales of foodstuffs expanded considerably, but in contrast, clothing sales dropped off

せいきのフランスでは、きぞくのしょくじはぜいたくだったのにひきかえ、しみんのしょくじはとてもまずしいものだった。

In France in the 16th century, the nobility ate extravagently while the common people ate very poorly.

ぜんかいのさくひんにひきかえ、こんかいのはすばらしいできだ。

In sharp contrast to his last work, this latest piece is a superb accomplishment

Ref # Kanzen Master Level 1 - p44 - no.42

LR

Ref # A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar p380

LR

Should indicate sharp contrast, as opposed to small differences

LR

Is this often used in spoken japanese as well?

Bree

ex#5166 needs to have "this year" added somewhere "In contrast, we harvested only 30 this year."

Stephen

done

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