Chinese phrase
话说回来 huà shuō huí lái
Meaning
speaking of which
When to use it
Returns to a related point after a digression. It often introduces a question or comment linked to an earlier topic and sounds natural in casual conversation.
Example dialogue
我们刚才聊了工作，后来又谈到旅行，真是扯远了。 wǒ men gāng cái liáo le gōng zuò hòu lái yòu tán dào lǚ xíng zhēn shì ché yuǎn le
We were talking about work, then got onto travel. We really went off topic.
话说回来，你上次提到的那个项目进展怎么样？ huà shuō huí lái nǐ shàng cì tí dào de nà ge xiàng mù jìn zhǎn zěn me yàng
Speaking of which, how is that project you mentioned last time coming along?