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This study aimed to explore how the cultural perception of the Chinese students and intercultural communication affected their acculturation in Korea. The subject of this study were 95 Chinese student who were attending college in Seoul. The collected data were analyzed by Factor Analysis, Multiple regression analysis, Moderated regression analysis. First, boundary perception was positively correlated with difficult relationship between Chinese and Korean, and was negatively correlated with good relationship between Chinese and Korean. As a result, lower boundary perception could decrease Chinese students’ psychological problem and help them adjust to Korean society. Second, direct communication was positively correlated with good relationship and well adjusted in Korean culture. And direct communication had more affected Chinse students’ adjustment than social communication. Also the moderating effect of the direct communication on relationship between boundary perception and difficult relationship had shown a moertating effect. The greater direct communication, the greater is the negative relationship between boundary perception and difficult relationship. Considering on the basis of such results, this study suggested that the university should develop international communication program based on their psychological status.