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Collocation

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不成文的东西
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……是不成文的
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……不成文
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不成文的规矩
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不成文原则
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不成文的规定

Definition

不好意思:

Literally means:

not fixed in written form; unwritten

Actually means:

It means not being fixed in written form. It usually refers to customs, practices or rules that are formed; after a long period of time.

It refers to unfinished or defected writing.

没有用文字固定下来的。多指长期逐渐形成的习俗、惯例或规矩。

还没有写成的或有缺陷的文章。

Example

Used as predicate,object or attributive, and it can have other words in between. (作谓语、宾语、定语,中间可插入别的词语)
1
suīrán
虽然
shì
yīng
英语
zhuān
专业
毕业
de
  
,
shì
可是
yòng
yīng
英语
xiě
chūlái
出来
de
dōng
东西
dōu
chéngwén
成文
  

Although he graduated from English major, nothing written in English is written.

2
xiě
de
zhèxiē
这些
dōng
东西
dōu
shì
chéngwén
成文
de
  
,
dǐngduō
顶多
suànshì
算是
xiē
一些
gǎnxiǎng
感想
  
,
suǒ
所以
néng
gěi
kàn
  

All these things I write are unwritten, at best some feelings, so I can't show them to you.

3
Zhège
这个
zuòjiā
作家
de
suǒwèi
所谓
zuòpǐn
作品
  
,
zài
hěnduō
很多
rén
yǎn
眼里
dōu
shì
chéngwén
成文
de
dōng
东西
  

The writer's so-called works are unwritten in the eyes of many people.

Used as attributive. (作定语)
4
tuán
剧团
yǒu
zhème
这么
chéngwén
成文
de
guīju
规矩
  
,
lǎoshī
老师
lái
jiào
教戏
  
,
xuésheng
学生
de
bèi
预备
bāo
hǎo
chá
茶叶
  

The troupe has such an unwritten rule that the teacher comes to teach the play, and the students have to prepare a packet of tea.

5
Měi
每个
háng
行业
dōu
yǒu
chéngwén
成文
de
guīdìng
规定
  
,
jiā
大家
gòngtóng
共同
yuēdìng
约定
chǔ
处理
de
shìqing
事情
  
,
dōu
zūnxún
遵循
men
他们
chéngwén
成文
de
jūnxiédìng
君子协定
  

Every industry has unwritten rules, and everyone agrees to deal with things that follow their unwritten "gentleman's agreement".

6
Guó
国际
guàn
惯例
shì
zài
guó
国际
jiāowǎng
交往
zhōng
  
,
zhújiàn
逐渐
xíngchéng
形成
de
zhǒng
chéngwén
成文
de
法律
guīfàn
规范
  

International practice is an unwritten legal norm that has gradually formed in international exchanges.