What does 不成文 mean in Chinese?

不成文 (bù chéng wén) means "unwritten (rule)" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 不成文?

不成文 is pronounced "bù chéng wén" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 3 syllables.

不成文 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

不成文 is made up of the characters 不, 成, 文. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 不成文 using our stroke order tool.

不成文

bù chéng wén

unwritten (rule)

这是一条不成文的规定。

Zhè shì yī tiáo bùchéngwén de guīdìng

This is an unwritten rule

不成文 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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