上道

shàngdào
  1. (figurative, colloquial) to go on the right track; to be on the right course; to know the drill or the rules
  2. (literally) to go on the road
  3. to go on the right track; to be on the right course; to know the drill or the rules
  4. to go on the road

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 上 shǎng used in 上声 shǎngshēng
=1 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
=2 道 dào
  1. (bound form) way; reason; principle
  2. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
  3. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
  4. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
  5. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
  6. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
  7. (old) circuit (administrative division)

classifiers: 條, 股
=2 道 dǎo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 導 /导 (dǎo, “to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct”)
  2. alternative form of 導 /导 (dǎo, “to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct”)