Abstract: Cultural intelligence (CQ) is defined as individual’s ability to contact with people from other cultures effectively. The structure and measurement of cultural intelligence, the relationship between cultural intelligence and other constructs, and various development methods of cultural intelligence have become hot topics in present researches. Additionally, some empirical studies have consistently found the influence of cultural intelligence on some important variables, such as cognitive outcomes, affective outcomes, and behavioral outcomes. In this paper, we summarized some theoretical and empirical studies on CQ, and point out some prospects and trends for future research

Key words: cultural intelligence, cross-cultural adaptation, cultural competency