diff --git a/cedict2sqlite.py b/cedict2sqlite.py
index 91e7e89..131a337 100644
--- a/cedict2sqlite.py
+++ b/cedict2sqlite.py
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@ for l in f.readlines():
          dct.pop('dict')
          dct['dict'] = r.groupdict()['dict'].split("/")
          sqlstr = 'INSERT INTO entries VALUES ("%(simpl)s", "%(trad)s", "%(pinyin)s", "'%dct
-         for i in dct['dict']:
-             sqlstr += i.replace('"', "'")+"|||"
+         i=0
+         for e in dct['dict']:
+             sqlstr += e.replace('"', "'")
+             if i < len(dct['dict'])-1: sqlstr += "|||"
+             i += 1
          sqlstr += '");'
-         print sqlstr
          slconn.execute(sqlstr)
 print "finished inserting, writing back sqlite db"
 slconn.commit()