whatever else is happening, without considering other things

Of course I don't mind taking you home - I'm going that way anyway. 我当然可以把你送回家——反正我也是顺路。

"I thought you said everyone had left." "Well, some of them have anyway." “你不是说所有人都走了？”“噢，反正有些人已经走了。”

Her parents were opposed to her giving up her course, but she did it anyway. 她父母反对她放弃学业，但她还是没有听。

In conversation, anyway is also used to change the subject, return to an earlier subject, or get to the most interesting point.

Anyway, as I said, I'll be away next week. 好了，我说过了，我下周就要离开了。

Anyway, in the end I didn't wear your jacket. 不管怎么说，我终究也没有穿你的夹克。

What was he doing with so much of the company's money in his personal account anyway? 他把那么多的公司资金存在他个人账户里到底是在搞什么名堂？

used to give a more important reason for something that you are saying

I don't have time to go, and anyway it's too expensive. 我没有时间去，再说，也太贵了。