to move there / drag on / attract
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to move there
To move one's place of residence to a new location; to move to a specific place. This is a separable verb.
Nächstes Jahr wollen wir in die Nähe meiner Eltern hinziehen.
Next year we want to move there, near my parents.
to drag on
To last longer than expected or planned; to drag out. This is a reflexive, separable verb.
Die Besprechung zog sich über drei Stunden hin, ohne dass eine Entscheidung getroffen wurde.
The meeting dragged on for over three hours without a decision being made.
to attract
To have an attracting effect on someone or something; to lure someone or something to a place. This is a separable verb.
Das jährliche Musikfestival zieht Besucher aus der ganzen Welt in die kleine Stadt hin.
The annual music festival attracts visitors from all over the world to the small town.
'Hinziehen' is a separable verb. The prefix 'hin' comes at the end in a main clause. In subordinate clauses and in the infinitive with 'zu', the verb stays together.
Meine Schwester zieht nächsten Monat nach Hamburg hin.
My sister is moving to Hamburg next month.
The verb consists of the directional particle 'hin' and the verb 'ziehen' (to pull/move). 'Hin' expresses movement toward a place, while 'ziehen' here means 'umziehen' (to move house).
Wo wollt ihr denn genau hinziehen?
Where exactly do you want to move to?
In the meaning 'umziehen' (to move house), the destination is often indicated with the prepositions 'nach' (for cities/countries without an article), 'in' (for places with an article or buildings), or 'zu' (for people).
Sie sind letztes Jahr in die Schweiz hingezogen.
They moved to Switzerland last year.
In the meaning 'lange dauern' (to take a long time), the verb is always reflexive: 'sich hinziehen' (to drag on). The subject is always an event, a process, or a period of time, not a person.
Der Bau der neuen Brücke zieht sich schon seit Jahren hin.
The construction of the new bridge has been dragging on for years.
In the meaning 'anlocken' (to attract/lure), there is always a subject that exerts the attraction and an accusative object that is attracted. The structure is: Etwas zieht jemanden/etwas hin.
Das gute Wetter zieht viele Touristen an die Küste hin.
The good weather attracts many tourists to the coast.
to last
Dauern neutrally describes the length of time a process lasts. Sich hinziehen additionally shows that the process lasts longer than expected or planned. Use dauern for a simple statement of duration; when there is an unexpectedly long delay, sich hinziehen is more appropriate.
Die Besprechung zog sich viel länger hin als geplant.
The meeting dragged on much longer than planned.
Die Besprechung dauerte wie geplant zwei Stunden.
The meeting lasted two hours, as planned.
