法国是在试图压制阿尔及利亚的发展吗？

Is France trying to suppress Algeria's development?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 法国 Fǎguó France
=2 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=2 是 shì variant of 是 shì
3 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
4 试图 shìtú
  1. to attempt
  2. to try
=5 压制 yāzhì
  1. to suppress
  2. to inhibit
  3. to stifle
=5 压制 yāzhì
  1. (music production) to press (manufacture by moulding)
  2. to press (manufacture by moulding)
  3. to press (something into shape)
=6 阿尔及利亚 Āěrjílìyà Algeria
=6 阿尔及利亚 Ā'ěrjílìyà Algeria (a country in North Africa)
=7 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=7 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=7 的 dí really and truly
=7 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
8 发展 fāzhǎn
  1. development
  2. growth
  3. to develop
  4. to grow
  5. to expand
=9 吗 má (coll.) what?
=9 吗 mǎ used in 吗啡 mǎfēi
=9 吗 ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions)