to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points; to nail; to pin; to staple; to sew on

nail; snag; saboteur

to nail securely; to execute by means of impalement; to crucify

a thorn in one's side

thumbtack

cramp

peg

button magnet (to use on whiteboards, refrigerator doors etc)

stud earring

tongue ring; tongue piercing

screw

variant of 補丁|补丁[bu3 ding5]

corner bracket (for securing the corner of a picture frame etc); brad

head of nail

nail gun; staple gun

old variant of 盯梢[ding1 shao1]

to clinch (a nail); to nail down

rake

Oncomelania

DingTalk, business communication platform developed by Alibaba

rake

nail hammer; claw hammer

rivet

spike

stud (for decorating clothing, shoes, belts etc)

nose stud; nose piercing

tack; thumbtack; push pin

nail gun; stud gun

claw hammer

thumbtack

to meet with a rebuff

screw

staple (stationery)

staple remover

claw hammer

lit. a soft nail; fig. a tactful retort or rejection

variant of 訂書機|订书机[ding4 shu1 ji1]

variant of 訂書針|订书针[ding4 shu1 zhen1]

householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers

rivet gun

The Nine-Toothed Rake (weapon of Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhu1 Ba1 jie4])

to make doubly sure (idiom)

see 斬釘截鐵|斩钉截铁[zhan3 ding1 jie2 tie3]

(lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); (fig.) resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical

that clinches it; that's final; no two ways about it

a thorn in one's side

variant of 丁是丁，卯是卯[ding1 shi4 ding1 , mao3 shi4 mao3]

hexagon socket head cap screw

a "screw that never rusts" – metaphor used in CCP propaganda to praise loyal, selfless contributors, famously applied to model worker Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1]