chéng
wén

common

Meaning of 不成文

不成文 means unwritten; not codified in writing. Pronounced bù chéng wén.

  • unwritten; not codified in writing

Definitions & Examples

Gōng
yǒu
xiē
chéng
wén
de
guī
dìng
 
xīn
rén
yào
zhǔ
dòng
sǎo
wèi
shēng
 

There are some unwritten rules in the company, such as new employees should take the initiative to clean up.

Suī
rán
méi
yǒu
jìn
zhǐ
 
dàn
zhè
jīng
chéng
le
zhǒng
chéng
wén
de
jìn
 

Although the law doesn't forbid it, this has already become an unwritten taboo.

Zhè
shì
men
jiā
chéng
wén
de
chuán
tǒng
 
jīng
yán
le
hǎo
dài
 

This is our family's unwritten tradition, which has been passed down for several generations.