No. 16,930 in Korean
상반
"상반" means "opposition" or "contrast."
In a sentence
그들의 관점은 상반된 의견을 보여준다.
Their perspectives show opposing views.
Here, '상반된' describes the differing or opposing nature of opinions.
이 두 현상은 상반된 결과를 낳았다.
These two phenomena resulted in opposite outcomes.
In this sentence, '상반된' is used to indicate the contrast between the outcomes of the phenomena.
그의 주장과 그녀의 설명은 상반되지만 모두 설득력이 있다.
His claim and her explanation are contrasting, yet both are persuasive.
The term '상반되지만' is employed here to emphasize the contrast whilst acknowledging validity in both statements.
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