你為什麼只攔下了外國人？

Why did you stop only the foreigners?

Why did you only stop the foreigners?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
=1 你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
2 為什麼 wèishénme
  1. why?
  2. for what reason?
=3 只 zhī variant of 只 zhī
=3 只 zhǐ only; merely; just
=3 只 zhǐ variant of 只 zhǐ
=3 只 zhī grain that has begun to ripen
=3 只 zhǐ variant of 只 zhǐ
=3 只 zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
4 攔 lán
  1. to block sb's path
  2. to obstruct
  3. to flag down (a taxi)
5 下 xià
  1. down
  2. downwards
  3. below
  4. lower
  5. later
  6. next (week etc)
  7. second (of two parts)
  8. to decline
  9. to go down
  10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. measure word to show the frequency of an action
=6 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=6 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)
=6 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=6 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào
7 外國人 wàiguórén foreigner