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Grammar detail: にひきかえ

にひきかえ  in contrast to ~; while X is ~ Y is ~
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noun
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にひきかえ
means
in contrast to ~; while X is ~ Y is~
いもうと
ひきかえ
かれ
けっこう
結構
ないこうてき
内向的
です
In contrast to his sister, he's quite introverted.
しゅうまつ
週末
ゆうじん
友人
いつも
かれし
彼氏
デートしているひきかえ
わたし
いつも
ひと
りぼっち
ネットフリックス
ている

While my friends are always out on dates with their boyfriends on the weekend, I'm always all alone watching Netflix.
Other patterns:
verb plain
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にひきかえ
adjective
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にひきかえ
な adjective
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にひきかえ
ひきかえ can be written in kanji in various ways, most commonly 引き換え. However, in this construction, it's typically written with kana.
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Kanji used in this grammar

イン   ひ to pull   ひける to be over   
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カン   かえる to replace, to substitute   
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マイ   いもうと younger sister   
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ヒ   かれ he   
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ケツ   むす    ゆわえる to bind   ゆ to braid   
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コウ   かまえる to build, set up, get ready   かま to mind, to care about   
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ナイ   ダイ   うち inside   
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コウ   むかう to confront   む to turn towards   むこう opposite direction   むける to direct towards   
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テキ   まと target   
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シュウ    a week   
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マツ   バツ   すえ end   
ユウ   とも friend   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
シ    family; Mr / Mrs   うじ family name   
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ドク   ひと alone   
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ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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