Tā quèshí yǒudiǎn lǎn, bùguò huàshuō huílái, gōngzuò wánchéng de hái bùcuò.
He's a bit lazy, but having said that, he gets the work done pretty well.
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A discourse marker that walks back or qualifies what you just said, very common in conversation. Often paired with 不过 or 但: 不过话说回来…, 但话说回来…. Its near-twin 话又说回来 means almost the same thing - both signal 'switching to the other side of the argument'.
